Belgium (1927-1942)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period of reign of Albert I, after the return of the Belgian soldiers of the Ruhr region of Germany after the payment of the reparatory debt and in which Belgium was granted the administration of the German East Africa (present Rwanda and Burundi) by the League of Nations in which it was promised to promote education, an objective that was not far from achieved. Also at this time in Belgium a new gold currency, the belgas was introduced for international transactions. There are banknotes of 5 Belgian francs, 20 Belgian francs, 50 Belgian francs, 100 Belgian francs, 500 Belgian francs, 1,000 Belgian francs and 10,000 Belgian francs.

100 Belgian francs (cent francs  vingt belgas/honderd frank  twintig belgas)

This banknotes worth 100 francs was first circulated in 1933. On the main side right it can be seen Albert I of Belgium, Belgian king (1909-1934) and supreme commander of the Belgian army who personally took control of the troops at the outbreak of the WWI; and in the left, his wife Elizabeth of Bavaria. In the upper part appears the written value of the banknote, a 100 and a 20 and the name of the National Bank in French (Banque Nationale de Belgique). 
The rest of the banknote is fulled with an allegoric woman with fruits. On the other side of the banknote appears an allegory of the main rivers of Belgium: Scheldt, Meuse and Albert Canal; the Belgian coat of arms with a lion (called Leo Belgicus), the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Flemish (Nationale Bank van Belgie). It's completed with the symbol of the National Bank, a text saying that counterfeiting banknotes is punished with forced labor and vegetal decoration. This banknote has Leopold I, first king of Belgium when it became independent (1830) as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 18 cm x 10.8 cm.