Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 500 francs

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Banque Nationale de Belgique (National Bank of Belgium)

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 500 francs

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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 500 francs

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:

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Brown, yellow, red, and black

Note Dimension:

170 x 90 mm

Printer:

Banque Nationale de Belgique

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