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Auction: 26100 - World Banknotes - e-Auction
Lot: 39

(x) Banque Nationale de Belgique, Belgium, [3 notes] 500, 1000 Francs, 1943-45, serial numbers 812 Z.0543, 1775M861, 2191.E.261,

This set of high-denomination notes represents a historically significant snapshot of World War II Europe.

500 Francs, Portrait King Leopold II, wearing a military cap at left, Antwerp Cathedral at centre (1),
1000 Francs, King Albert I wearing steel helmet at left, monument at centre (2),

(Pick 127a, 128b), from very fine to about extremely fine, pick 127b staining (3 notes)

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£320

Starting price
£140