Belgian One Hundred Francs - Twenty Belgas Type 1933 French Front

Name/Title

Belgian One Hundred Francs - Twenty Belgas Type 1933 French Front

Entry/Object ID

1986.067.008

Description

Belgian 100 francs - 20 Belgas Type 1933 French front variant. Dated September 19, 1938. Accession number written on obverse at the bottom.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Bureau

National Bank of Belgium

Date made

May 1, 1933 - Sep 15, 1943

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Belgium

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Émile Vloors

Role

Designer

Designer or Engraver

Guillaume Minguet

Role

Engraver

Designer or Engraver

Maurice Poortman

Role

Engraver

Notes

Minguet engraved obverse and Poortman engraved the reverse

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

Belgian Franc

Denomination

100

Issuing Authority

National Bank of Belgium

Production Dates

Sep 19, 1938

Serial Number

4824

Obverse

Description

All texts are in French. The frame consists of 4 texts: at the bottom, the wording of the issuing institute "BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE", the text of the Law printed in the upper part and the value in letters on the sides "VINGT BELGAS / CENT FRANCS". The date, the banknote numbers and signatures are printed in black. On the left above the signature of the Treasurer, a medallion with the profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and on the right, above the signature of the Governor, a medallion with the portrait of King Albert II. In the center, an allegory of abundant Belgium symbolized by a woman lying among flowers and fruit near a still smoking censer

Reverse

Description

All texts are printed in Dutch. Composition almost identical to the back, but the medallions this time contain a BNB monogram. Bottom center, a Belgian lion in a medallion above the label of the issuing institute "NATIONALE BANK VAN BELGIE". In the center of the vignette, a woman and a man lying down symbolize the Meuse and the Scheldt. A child standing and holding a fish in his hands evokes the Albert Canal.

Security Features

Type

Watermark

Notes

King Leopold I in profile, "100F" and "20B"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Pick Number

Other Number

107c

Dimensions

Width

4-5/16 in

Length

7 in

Composition

Material

Paper