Catalogus
| Uitgever | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1852 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE BANQUE NATIONALE CINQ CENTS FRANCS 500 Bruxelles |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain unprinted cream-coloured paper reverse dominated by a central ornate guilloche vignette of elaborate scrollwork and foliate engraving enclosing a small circular numeral "500" medallion, with two rampant lion supporters; the surrounding field is largely blank. A perforated "ANNULE" cancellation traverses the vignette. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Pick 50 is among the earliest large-denomination notes issued by the Banque Nationale de Belgique following its founding in 1850. The bank was established by royal decree specifically to unify a fragmented Belgian monetary system still operating through competing provincial institutions, and the 500 Franc denomination was never intended for ordinary commerce — it functioned primarily as an instrument of interbank settlement and merchant credit.
Surviving examples are genuinely rare. The redemption and destruction rate for high-denomination notes of this period was thorough, and Belgium's damp climate has not been kind to mid-nineteenth century cotton stock.