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50 Francs - Baudouin I
| Issuer | Belgian Treasury (Trésorerie de Belgique) |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Luc de Decker Reverse: Herman de Cuyper |
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| Obverse lettering | KONINKRIJK BELGIE VIJFTIG FRANK 16.05.66 DE DIRECTEUR-GENERAAL DER THESAURIE DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET GESTRAFT 50 C. LECLERCQZ SC. L. DE DECKER DEL (Translation: Kingdom of Belgium Fifty Francs May 16, 1966 50) |
| Reverse description | Orange intaglio print on a guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents an engraved view of the Palace of the Nation (Belgian Parliament) in Brussels, flanked by decorative floral guilloche panels at left and an ornate denomination cartouche at upper right. Legends appear in French, with the denomination numerals 50 rendered in large format at lower left and upper right, and the anti-counterfeiting warning at the base. |
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The Belgian Treasury issued this note rather than the Nationale Bank — a distinction that mattered administratively, though both institutions occupied the same monetary infrastructure. Treasury notes of this denomination circulated alongside bank-issued paper without any practical difference to users, a quiet institutional overlap that persisted through much of the postwar period.
De Decker and de Cuyper were among the more accomplished intaglio engravers working in Brussels during this period, and the Nationale Bank's own printing works produced consistently fine recess work. Worth noting for collectors: the watermark on this series is occasionally faint and can be difficult to read under standard lighting.