Currency of Belgium

Jean Elsen sale 135, lot 1623

1926 5 francs

This specimen was lot 1623 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €400 (about US$554 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BELGIQUE, Banque Nationale de Belgique, 5 francs, 16.06.1926. M.E. 11a. Très rare. Fleur de Coin. (Belgium, National Bank, five francs of 1926. Very rare, Uncirculated.)"

1929 10,000 francs

Jean Elsen sale 135, lot 1625

This specimen was lot 1625 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €230 (about US$319 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BELGIQUE, Banque Nationale de Belgique, 10.000 francs, 03.12.1929. M.E. 110a. Petits trous et trace de restauration. Très Beau. (Belgium, National Bank, ten thousand francs of 1929. Small traces of repair, Very Fine.)"

1943 1,000 francs

Jean Elsen sale 135, lot 1626

This specimen was lot 1626 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €160 (about US$222 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BELGIQUE, Banque Nationale, 1000 francs, 01.02.1943. Type Londres. M.E. 101. A été plié. Légèrement déchiré. Beau à Très Beau. (Belgium, National Bank, one thousand francs of 1943, printed in London. Has been creased, Fine - Very Fine.)"

1950 1,000 francs

Sincona sale 66, lot 3090

This specimen was lot 3090 in Sincona sale 66 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$329 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"BELGIEN, Banque Nationale de Belgique. 1000 Francs 1950, 21. November. Pick 131. I. (National Bank of Belgium, one thousand francs of 1950. Uncirculated.)"

(1997) 10,000 francs

Sincona sale 66, lot 3093

This specimen was lot 3093 in Sincona sale 66 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$625 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"BELGIEN, Banque Nationale de Belgique. 10000 Francs o. J. (1997). Pick 152. Selten. I. (National Bank of Belgium, undated ten thousand francs. Rare, Uncirculated.)"

Sources:

• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.
• ^[2]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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