100 franc 1938 — Belgium ( Pick: 107 )
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Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 100 franc issued in Belgium in 1938. It is cataloged under Pick number 107. This note features blue and green on a light brown underprint, with dimensions of 150 x 80 mm.
The front side displays a portrait of Queen Elisabeth on the left, a woman wearing a crown and holding fruit at the center, and a portrait of King Albert on the right. The back includes the text "FRANCAIS TECT." The watermark depicts King Leopold I. The banknote is signed by Henri Sontag and Georges Janssen.
A total of 267,325,000 of these notes were produced by the Banque Nationale de Belgique. The design period is noted as 1.5.1933 to 15.9.1943.
The front side displays a portrait of Queen Elisabeth on the left, a woman wearing a crown and holding fruit at the center, and a portrait of King Albert on the right. The back includes the text "FRANCAIS TECT." The watermark depicts King Leopold I. The banknote is signed by Henri Sontag and Georges Janssen.
A total of 267,325,000 of these notes were produced by the Banque Nationale de Belgique. The design period is noted as 1.5.1933 to 15.9.1943.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Henri Sontag, Georges Janssen
- Date of issue
- 1938
- Printing office
- Banque Nationale de Belgique
- Colour
- Blue and green on light brown underprint
- Dimensions
- 150 x 80 mm
- Amount produced
- 267,325,000
- Pick catalog
- 107
About this banknote
The National Bank of Belgium issued the 100 Francs banknote (Pick 107) in 1938, during the reign of King Leopold III (1934–1951). This series was part of the bank's ongoing efforts to provide secure and artistically significant currency during that period.
The obverse features a portrait of Queen Elisabeth on the left, a crowned woman with fruit at the center, and a portrait of King Albert on the right. The reverse displays allegorical figures at the center, with French text. The watermark is a profile of King Leopold I. The banknote measures 179 x 108 mm and was printed by the National Bank of Belgium.
