Information:
| Reference | P#41 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Period | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Currency | Francs |
| Denomination | 20 Francs |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Ruler | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Issuing bank | National Bank of Belgium |
| Year | 1851 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 11.06.1870 |
| Size (WxH) | 135x85 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse text20 LOI DU 5 MAI 1850 20
BANQUE NATIONALE
VINGT FRANCS
Payable à Vue
Obverse symbolBlack print.
Allegorical figures at left (Ceres) and at right (Neptune); cherubs at upper center; Royal Arms at bottom center.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse symbolMirrored obverse print.
Heads of Minerva and Mercury and cherubs in green print.
Two rounded stamps (black and red).
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1851) | Law of 5.5.1850; 1st. Issue | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |