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20 Francs Type 1950
| Issuer | Belgian Treasury (Trésorerie de Belgique) |
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| Year | 1950-1956 |
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| Currency | Franc (1832-2001) |
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| Obverse lettering | ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE TRÉSORERIE VINGT FRANCS ROLAND DE LASSUS LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL DE LA TRÉSORERIE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR G. REGNIER SC. L. BUISSERET DEL. 20 (Translation: Kingdom of Belgium / Treasury / Twenty Francs / Roland de Lassus / The Director General of the Treasury / The law punishes the counterfeiter) |
| Reverse description | Intaglio portrait of Renaissance composer Philippus de Monte at center-left within a ruled rectangular vignette, his name inscribed vertically alongside; he is shown wearing a plumed hat and period costume. A guilloche panel to the right carries the denomination TWINTIG FRANK in large letterpress with THESAURIE above and the Director General's signature below, while the heading KONINKRIJK BELGIE runs across the top margin. The large numeral 20 appears at lower left alongside the anti-counterfeiting warning DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET GESTRAFT, the color scheme mirroring the obverse in lilac, violet, and blue. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of King Leopold I, visible when held to light |
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