500 franc 1938 — Belgium ( Pick: 109 )
Banknote description
The front side features a design in blue and green, displaying the bank name and denomination surrounded by women and small angels. This note includes signatures from Henri Sontag and Albert Goffin on both sides. It resembles note #103 and includes two signature varieties.
The dimensions of the note are 205 x 125 mm. It was produced by the National Bank of Belgium Printing Works in Brussels, with a total production of 40,225,000 notes.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Henri Sontag & Albert Goffin
- Date of issue
- 1938-1943
- Printing office
- National Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium
- Paper
- Not specified
- Colour
- Blue and green
- Dimensions
- 205 x 125 mm
- Amount produced
- 40,225,000
- Pick catalog
- 109
About this banknote
The National Bank of Belgium issued the 500 franc banknote (Pick 109) between 1938 and 1943. This series was introduced on February 3, 1938, and continued until October 4, 1943. The note was printed by the National Bank of Belgium Printing Works in Brussels, with a total production of 40,225,000 notes.
The obverse features the bank's name and denomination, surrounded by depictions of women and small angels. The reverse displays a seated allegorical woman, the coats of arms of nine Belgian provinces, a crown, the Belgian lion, allegorical figures riding a chariot drawn by two winged horses, an artist’s palette, and a standing allegorical woman holding a tablet. This note measures 205 x 125 mm and has two signature varieties, including those of Henri Sontag and Albert Goffin.
