CURRENCY
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date
- 1943
- Materials
- PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 11.3
- Width
- 6
- Description
- WHITE PAPER CURRENCY WITH RED PRINT ON BOTH SIDES. ONE SIDE READS ACROSS TOP "NATIONALE BANK VAN BELGIE VIJF FRANK OF EEN BELGA BNB 5 FRANK" SIGNATURES AT BOTTOM OF TREASURER AND GOVERNOR. REVERSE HAS "BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE CINQ FRANCS" WITH SERIAL NUMBERS "X1678582" PRINTED TWICE IN BLACK. CORNERS CURLED SLIGHTLY; PAPER WORN AND CREASED.
- Subjects
- EXCHANGE MEDIUM
- Historical Association
- CURRENCY/MAUNDY
- History
- COLLECTED BY NICK PONYCH DURING HIS SERVICE OVERSEAS DURING THE SECOND WORLDWAR. PONYCH WAS BORN IN VEGRIVILLE AND SETTLED IN LETHBRIDGE AFTER SERVING IN THE 2ND CANADIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT, 20TH BATTERY AND 3RD CANADIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT, 105TH BATTERY. SEE OBITUARY WITH HARDCOPY FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION. FOR HISTORY OF COLLECTION SEE P19970073001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19970073057
- Acquisition Date
- 1997-08
- Collection
- Museum
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