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50 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale de Belgique |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Printer | National Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium (1851-2020) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on cream paper. Allegorical vignettes of Minerva at left and Mercury at right flank the central text panel, with cherub figures occupying each of the four corners. The Royal Arms of Belgium appear at bottom centre, and a red rounded stamp is applied at right. |
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| Obverse lettering | LOI DU 5 MAI 1850 50 ROYALME DE BELGIQUE 50 BANQUE NATIONALE Payable à Vue CINQUANTE FRANCS Bruxelles, le 1 Juin 1852 (Translation: Law of May 5, 1850 Kingdom of Belgium National Bank Payable on sight Fifty Francs Brussels, June 1st., 1852) |
| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces the obverse design in mirror image, printed in black intaglio, with the central text panel overlaid in blue guilloche underprint. The mirror-printed allegorical figures, cherubs at the four corners, and the Royal Arms at bottom centre remain visible in the reversed composition, with blue flourishes reinforcing the central cartouche. |
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