Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Belgian banknotes King Albert I (part 4)

Let us have a closer look on the King Albert I issues of 1921 - to 1948.



There are 4 types of this banknote :


type 1 (Krause n° 94)   
     -  issued from 1.6.1921 to 10.4.1926
     -  date on top of the note
     -  nothing written in the white circle
     -  2 signature varieties

type 2 (Krause n° 98)   
     -  issued from 14.4.1926 to 27.1.1940
     -  date on top of the note
     -  "Trésorerie" AND "Thesaurie" in the white circle
     -  3 signature varieties

type 3 (Krause n° 111)   
     -  issued from 27.1.1940 to 13.6.1947
     -  date on top of the note
     -  "Trésorerie" on one side  and "Thesaurie"on the other side, in the white circle
     -  4 signature varieties

type 1 (Krause n° 116)  
     -  issued on 1.9.1948
     -  date in left corner on the note
     -  "Trésorerie" on one side  and "Thesaurie"on the other side, in the white circle
     -  4 signature varieties

Type 3 in detail :

20 francs - krause 111 c

We can see the date of issue, on top, in the middle.
There are many printing dates.
Printing dates

Type 3 has dates between 27.1.1940 and 13.6.1947
There are also 4 different signatures.

signature details
















Watermark area :

type 1 has no text in this area,
type 2 has the french word : 'trésorerie' at the top, and the dutch word 'thesaurie' at the bottom
type 3 has the french word at the bottom on the front side, the dutch word on the back side
type 4 is similar to type 3

watermark area for type 3

Details :

coat of arms - Brussels
coat of arms - Brussels

In the left corner, we find the coat of arms of the city of Brussels.

The main image shows the market square of Brussels:









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