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| Belgium 5 Francs 1938 |
Item Code: BE-108a |
| Series: 'National' series. Front: Conjoined busts of King Albert I and his wife Queen Elisabeth of Bavaria in a cameo. Back: Hainaut province coal miner seated, overlooking his tools (pickaxe, hammer, kerosene lamp) and piles of coal with coal mine tower behind him. Shining sun. River and factory with smoking chimneys. Watermark: King Leopold I in profile. Main colour: Bluish grey. Signatures: Henri Sontag (Le Trésorier - De Schatbewaarder, from 1937 until 16 March 1947); Georges Janssen (De Gouverneur - Le Gouverneur, 13 January 1938 – September 1938). Artists: Jean-François Freund (designer); Arthur Dirkx (designer - background mining landscape); Guillaume Minguet; François Poortman (engravers). Dates of issue: 1 March 1938 to 11 May 1938. Date of withdrawal: 1949. Demonetised: Yes. Legal tender: No. Total issue: N/a. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Issuer: Treasury (Trésorerie, Thesaurie), Nationale Bank van Belgie - Banque Nationale de Belgique. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: National Bank of Belgium (NBB / BNB). |
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| Dimensions: 125 x 74 mm |
| Remark: The National Bank of Belgium designed and printed Belgian banknotes from 1850 to the end of the 20th century. |
| Texts: Banque Nationale de Belgique. Cinq Francs payables a vue. Trésorerie. La loi punit le contrefacteur des travaux forces. Nationale Bank van Belgie. Vijf Frank betaalbaar op zicht. Thesaurie. De namaker wordt door de wet met dwangarbeid gestraft. Five Belgian Francs. |
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