1000 franc 1941 — Belgium ( Pick: 110 )
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Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000 franc issued in Belgium in 1941. It is cataloged under Pick number 110. The dimensions of the note are 223 x 135 mm.
The front side design features the portrait of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth on the left. It is characterized by a gray color on a light brown underprint, combined with additional green elements. This note has signature variations with Henri Sontag as Treasurer and Albert Goffin as Governor, with signatures appearing on both sides.
The printing was conducted by the National Bank of Belgium Printing Works in Brussels. The amount produced is undetermined. The issued period is noted as 12.12.1939 to 26.10.1944.
The front side design features the portrait of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth on the left. It is characterized by a gray color on a light brown underprint, combined with additional green elements. This note has signature variations with Henri Sontag as Treasurer and Albert Goffin as Governor, with signatures appearing on both sides.
The printing was conducted by the National Bank of Belgium Printing Works in Brussels. The amount produced is undetermined. The issued period is noted as 12.12.1939 to 26.10.1944.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Henri Sontag (Treasurer), Albert Goffin (Governor)
- Date of issue
- January 29, 1943
- Printing office
- National Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Gray on light brown underprint
- Dimensions
- 223 x 135 mm
- Amount produced
- Undetermined
- Pick catalog
- 110
About this banknote
The National Bank of Belgium issued this 1000 franc banknote series in 1941. It was introduced during World War II when Belgium was under German occupation. This series was part of a wartime necessity to adapt currency circulation to the period's economic conditions.
The front side design features a portrait of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth on the left, with signatures by Henri Sontag and Albert Goffin. This version, Pick number 110, measures 223 x 135 mm and is colored gray on a light brown underprint. It was printed by the National Bank of Belgium Printing Works in Brussels.
