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| Belgium 1000 Francs 200 Belgas banknote |
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| Belgium 1000 Franc 200 Belga bank note |
Belgium 1000 Francs 200 Belgas banknote - one of the Great Historic Banknotes of the World.
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Obverse: The portraits of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth in a decorated medallion. Demeter holding a horn of plenty brimming with fruit at right. (Demeter was the great Olympian goddess of agriculture, grain, and bread, the sustenance of all mankind).
Reverse: The Lacemaker at work. The buildings depicted are: in the middle the Cloth Hall of Ypres, in the left border the Gravensteen of Ghent "Castel of the count".
Watermark: Portrait of King Leopold I.
Prevailing colour - Ocher and green on light green background; Format 135 x 223 mm.
Graphic artist - J.F. Freund and G. Minguet; Engravers - G.Minguet and M.Poortman.
Signatures: Governor - Albert Goffin (signed notes 16/07/1941 - 16/09/1944), Treasurer - Henry Sontag (signed notes 28/10/1936 - 15/03/1947).