50 franc 1942 — Belgium ( Pick: 106 )
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Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 franc issued in Belgium in 1942. It is cataloged under Pick number 106.
This note features a front design with a dark green on blackish green on light green and orange underprint, depicting a peasant woman with a sheaf and two horses at the left center. The design is similar to #100 but includes RYHUSULQWV. The back design shows an allegorical figure holding a sailing ship and a large cornucopia.
This banknote measures 144 x 87 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Henri Sontag and Albert Goffin. The printing office responsible for this issue is the Banque Nationale de Belgique. The 50 franc note features a color scheme of green and yellow.
This note features a front design with a dark green on blackish green on light green and orange underprint, depicting a peasant woman with a sheaf and two horses at the left center. The design is similar to #100 but includes RYHUSULQWV. The back design shows an allegorical figure holding a sailing ship and a large cornucopia.
This banknote measures 144 x 87 mm and is printed on paper. It is signed by Henri Sontag and Albert Goffin. The printing office responsible for this issue is the Banque Nationale de Belgique. The 50 franc note features a color scheme of green and yellow.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Henri Sontag, Albert Goffin
- Date of issue
- 1942
- Printing office
- Banque Nationale de Belgique
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Green and Yellow
- Dimensions
- 144 x 87 mm
- Pick catalog
- 106
About this banknote
The Banque Nationale de Belgique issued the 50 franc banknote in 1942. This series was introduced during World War II as part of Belgium's wartime currency adjustments. It was signed by Henri Sontag and Albert Goffin, key figures in the bank during this period.
The front side of the note features a design with a peasant woman holding a sheaf alongside two horses, set amid a dark green and blackish green backdrop with light green and orange underprint. The reverse depicts an allegorical figure holding a sailing ship and a large cornucopia. This note is identified as Pick number 106 and was printed by the Banque Nationale de Belgique.
