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| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on white paper. Allegorical vignettes of Industry at left and Trade at right flank the central text panel, with the Royal Arms of Belgium at bottom center. Two circular official stamps are visible at the lateral margins, one in red and one in black. |
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| Obverse lettering | ROYALME DE BELGIQUE 1000 1000 BANQUE NATIONALE. LOI de 5 Mai 1850 IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCIES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR MILLE FRANCS 22 Aôut 1853. (Translation: Kingdom of Belgium National Bank Law of May 5, 1850 It will be paid in cash, on sight, to bearer One Thousand Francs August 22th., 1853.) |
| Reverse description | A mirror image of the obverse design printed in blue, with an overall guilloche underprint in light red providing the primary security background across the entire surface. |
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