5 Francs 2.3.1938 (Front: Conjoined busts of King Albert I and his wife Queen Elisabeth of Bavaria in a cameo. Back: Hainaut province coal miner seated, overlooking his tools and piles of coal with coal mine tower behind him. Shining sun. River and factory with smoking chimneys. Watermark: King Leopold I in profile. Main colour: Bluish grey. Signatures: Henri Sontag (Le Trésorier - De Schatbewaarder, from 1937 until 16 March 1947); Georges Janssen (De Gouverneur - Le Gouverneur, 13 January 1938 – September 1938). Artists: Jean-François Freund (designer); Arthur Dirkx (designer - background mining landscape); Guillaume Minguet; François Poortman (engravers). Dates of issue: 1 March 1938 to 11 May 1938. Date of withdrawal: 1949. Demonetised: Yes. Legal tender: No. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Issuer: Treasury (Trésorerie, Thesaurie), Nationale Bank van Belgie - Banque Nationale de Belgique. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: National Bank of Belgium) (Serial # O14/759253) UNC
Dimensions: 125 x 74 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures (where available) are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-108a
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banque Nationale de Belgique. Cinq Francs payables a vue. Trésorerie. La loi punit le contrefacteur des travaux forces. Nationale Bank van Belgie. Vijf Frank betaalbaar op zicht. Thesaurie. De namaker wordt door de wet met dwangarbeid gestraft. Five Belgian Francs.
Dimensions: 125 x 74 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures (where available) are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-108a
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)
Texts: Banque Nationale de Belgique. Cinq Francs payables a vue. Trésorerie. La loi punit le contrefacteur des travaux forces. Nationale Bank van Belgie. Vijf Frank betaalbaar op zicht. Thesaurie. De namaker wordt door de wet met dwangarbeid gestraft. Five Belgian Francs.
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