Belgium 5 Francs 3.3.1938

5 Francs 3.3.1938 (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)

Dimensions: 125 x 74 mm

Catalogue Number: P-108a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)

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.