20 franc 1931 — Belgium ( Pick: 98 )
Region:
Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 franc issued in Belgium in 1931. It is cataloged under Pick number 98. The front design features a conjoined portrait of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth on the left, rendered in brown on a light blue and yellow-green underprint. There are three signature varieties present on the note.
This note measures 137 x 82 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Henry Stacquet and Louis Franck, and produced by the National Bank of Belgium.
The banknote bears the date range of 14.4.1926 to 27.1.1940.
This note measures 137 x 82 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Henry Stacquet and Louis Franck, and produced by the National Bank of Belgium.
The banknote bears the date range of 14.4.1926 to 27.1.1940.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Henry Stacquet, Louis Franck
- Date of issue
- 1931
- Printing office
- National Bank of Belgium
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown, Blue, and Tan
- Dimensions
- 137 x 82 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 98
About this banknote
The National Bank of Belgium issued the 20 franc banknote (Pick 98) in 1931, as part of a series introduced on April 14, 1926, and continued until January 27, 1940. This series was implemented to standardize Belgium's currency during King Albert I's reign.
The obverse features conjoined profiles of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth on the left, with a border incorporating symbols such as a torch, blindfolded Justice, scales, lyre, artist’s palette, hammer, cog, anvil, beehive, sickle, caduceus, ship, railroad engine, and winged helmet. The reverse displays a cornucopia, a medallion of Hermes, the Grand-Place in Brussels, scales, and the coat of arms. The note measures 137 x 82 mm and was printed by the National Bank of Belgium.
