5 franc 1938 — Belgium ( Pick: 108a )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 franc issued in Belgium in 1938. It is cataloged under Pick number 108a. The front side design displays the characteristics of an issued note, and the banknote features a color scheme of blue on a light brown underprint.
This note is printed on paper and measures 125 x 75 mm. It is signed by Guillaume Minguet and François Poortman. The printing office responsible for this note is the National Bank of Belgium.
The amount produced remains undetermined. The National Bank of Belgium was established on June 5, 1850, and has played a key role in the country's financial history.
This note is printed on paper and measures 125 x 75 mm. It is signed by Guillaume Minguet and François Poortman. The printing office responsible for this note is the National Bank of Belgium.
The amount produced remains undetermined. The National Bank of Belgium was established on June 5, 1850, and has played a key role in the country's financial history.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Guillaume Minguet, François Poortman
- Date of issue
- 1938
- Printing office
- National Bank of Belgium
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Blue on light brown underprint
- Dimensions
- 125 x 75 mm
- Amount produced
- Undetermined
- Pick catalog
- 108a
About this banknote
The National Bank of Belgium issued the 5 franc banknote (Pick 108a) in 1938. This series was introduced on March 1, 1938, and remained in circulation until its withdrawal in 1949.
The obverse features conjoined profiles of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth within a medallion. The reverse depicts a seated coal miner with tools, a mine head, factories with smokestacks, a river with barges, and a railroad train. The watermark presents a profile of King Leopold I.
