50 Francs / 10 Belgas brown print

$05-09-27 BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE 50 FRANCS OU 10 BELGAS PAYABLES A VUE LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES ANTO\CARTE FEC. G. MINGUET SC.$ $NATIONALE BANK 50 FRANK OF 10 BELGA BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT VAN BELGIE DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT ANTO\CARTE FEC. M.POORTMAN SC.$

Features

Issuer	Belgium
Issuing bank	National Bank of Belgium (Nationale Bank van België)
King	Albert I (1909-1934)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1927-1928
Value	50 Francs (50 BEF)
Currency	Franc (1832-2001)
Composition	Paper
Size	144 × 87 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	1949
Number	N# 278562
References	P# 100 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: 1927-1942 Issue (Franc / Belga)

Obverse

Brown on yellow underprint.
At left, peasant woman carrying sheaf of wheat while riding one of two horses. In the background, clouds ant trees.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
05-09-27
BANQUE NATIONALE
DE BELGIQUE
50 FRANCS
OU 10 BELGAS
PAYABLES A VUE
LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR DES TRAVAUX FORCES
ANTO\CARTE FEC. G. MINGUET SC.

Translation:
National Bank of Belgium
50 Francs or 10 Belgas
Payable of Sight
The Law Punishes the Counterfeiter with Forced Labor

Engraver: Guillaume Minguet

Designer: Anto Carte

Reverse

Brown on yellow underprint.
Standing allegorical figure holding sailing ship and a large cornucopia.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NATIONALE BANK
50 FRANK
OF 10 BELGA
BETAALBAAR OP ZICHT
VAN BELGIE
DE NAMAKER WORDT DOOR DE WET MET DWANGARBEID GESTRAFT
ANTO\CARTE FEC. M.POORTMAN SC.

Translation:
National Bank of Belgium
50 Francs or 10 Belgas
Payable of sight
The Law Punishes the Counterfeiter with Forced Labor

Engraver: Maurice Poortman

Designer: Anto Carte

Watermark

Portrait of Kink Albert I in profile.

Signatures

Henry Stacquet (HS)	Treasurer
Louis Franck (LF)	Governor

Printer

National Bank of Belgium Printing Works, Brussels, Belgium (1851-2020)

Comments

For similar notes in green, se P#101 and P#106.

Signatures: Henry Stacquet and Louis Franck.

Issues dates: 01.09.1927 to 06.01.1928

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Date	Signatures	Frequency
Undetermined
1927	HS, LF	50%
1928	HS, LF	25%

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