5000 Francs

€218,427.00
IssuerBelgium
Year1971-1977
TypeStandard circulation banknotes
Value5000 Francs (5000 BEF)
CurrencyFranc (1832-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size167 × 84 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1988
Reference(s) P#137
Obverse descriptionGreen and brown. Portrait of André Vesalius at center right; angel with shield and sword over evil at left.
Reverse descriptionGreen and brown. Statue of Asclepius, temple of Asclepius in the former city of Epidaurus.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionPortrait of King Baudouin I.
Obverse letteringBANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE CINQ MILLE FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE 17.06.77 LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNIS DES TRAVAUX FORCES (ART 173 DU CODE PENAL)
(Translation: National Bank of Belgium Five Thousand Francs Payable at sight June 17, 1977 The counterfeiter is punished forced labor (art 173 of the penal code).)
Reverse lettering5000 NATIONALE BANK VAN BELGIE VIJFDUIZEND FRANK BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT 5000
(Translation: National Bank of Belgium Five Thousand Francs Payable at sight)
Variants
Catalog ID9542426200
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