Signatures: C. Tschaggeny & T. De Lanstsheere; with embossed swirls in margins.
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Information:
| Rarity | B - Uncommon |
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1910 | Signatures: C. Tschaggeny & T. De Lanstsheere; with embossed swirls in margins. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | P#72a |
| Country | Belgium |
| Period | Franc (1832-2001) |
| Ruler | Albert I (1909-1934) |
| Issuing bank | National Bank of Belgium |
| Currency | Francs |
| Denomination | 500 Francs |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1910-1925 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 09.10.1944 |
| Size (WxH) | 205x125 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textBANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE
BRUXELLES, LE 28 JANVIER 1919.
500 CINQ CENTS FRANCS 500
PAYABLE À VUE
LA LOI PUNIT
LE CONTREFACTEUR
DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS.
Obverse symbolPolychrome printing with dominant blue and green.
All texts are in French.
Oval frame made up of decorative patterns. Six cherubs and four allegorical figures illustrate the Arts (Music, Painting, etc.) and the Sciences.
The labels and values are printed in green. The date, ticket number and signatures are printed in black.
At the bottom, we find the text of the Law printed on three lines in a blue frame.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse text500
VIJF HONDERD FRANK
BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT
NATIONAL BANK VAN BELGIE
H. HENDRICKX A. DOMS SCULP
Reverse symbolBlue.
All texts are printed in Dutch.
In the upper part, a frieze contains the coats of arms of the 9 Belgian provinces (of which only 8 coats of arms are visible!) with the royal crown and the Belgian lion in the center.
On the sides two allegories represented by two seated women. In the background, we observe other allegorical characters including a woman driving a chariot pulled by two winged horses.
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