20 franc 1940 — Belgium ( Pick: 98 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 franc issued in Belgium in 1940. It is cataloged under Pick number 98.
The front side design features the conjoined portrait of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth on the left side, set against a background of brown on light blue and yellow-green underprint. The note includes three signature varieties, signed by Henri Sontag and Georges Janssen.
This note is printed on paper and measures 137 x 82 mm. It has a color scheme of brown on light blue and a brown underprint. A total of 253,500,000 notes were produced by the National Bank of Belgium.
The front side design features the conjoined portrait of King Albert and Queen Elisabeth on the left side, set against a background of brown on light blue and yellow-green underprint. The note includes three signature varieties, signed by Henri Sontag and Georges Janssen.
This note is printed on paper and measures 137 x 82 mm. It has a color scheme of brown on light blue and a brown underprint. A total of 253,500,000 notes were produced by the National Bank of Belgium.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Henri Sontag and Georges Janssen
- Date of issue
- 1940
- Printing office
- National Bank of Belgium
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown on light blue and brown underprint
- Dimensions
- 137 x 82 mm
- Amount produced
- 253,500,000 notes
- Pick catalog
- 98
About this banknote
The National Bank of Belgium issued the 20 franc banknote (Pick 98) in 1940, featuring the signatures of Henri Sontag and Georges Janssen. This series was part of the bank's ongoing efforts to provide stable currency during the early years of World War II.
The obverse displays conjoined portraits of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth on the left side. The reverse features an illustration of the Grand Place in Brussels. The note measures 137 x 82 mm and was printed by the National Bank of Belgium. A total of 253,500,000 notes were produced.
