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1000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1944-1948 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs (1000 BEF) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE MILLE FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES LE TRESORIER LE GOUVERNEUR 1000 |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Belgium's liberation in late 1944 triggered an immediate monetary crisis. The wartime occupation had left the country awash in inflated currency, and the government-in-exile returned with urgent plans to stabilize the franc. This 1000-franc note was part of that stabilization effort, issued under tight controls as Belgium attempted to distinguish legitimate holdings from currency accumulated through collaboration or black-market activity. The October 1944 currency exchange — which briefly froze accounts and forced registration of large holdings — gave notes of this denomination particular political sensitivity.
Three signature combinations appear across the series, reflecting successive changes in bank leadership between 1944 and 1948.