Whitman Expo
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Details
Obverse: French text; crowned bank monogram and monogram of King Leopold I and Queen Louise-Marie; lions flanking King Leopold II wearing military cap; aerial view of Cathedral of Our Lady and Scheldt River in Antwerp; lions; crowned bank monogram and monogram of King Leopold I and Queen Louise-Marie
Reverse: Dutch text; bank monogram; ceremonial African mask; palm tree, men poling a dug-out canoe, shaman in large headdress, woman and children standing near waterfalls on the Lubilash River near modern-day Tshau, Democratic Republic of the Congo; ceremonial African mask; bank monogram
Basic Information
GSID:
87549
Denomination:
500 francs
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
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