PMG's Featured Note of the Month: Belgium 200 Francs

Belgium, Banque Nationale ND (1995) 200 Francs graded PMG 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ Click images to enlarge.

Country: Belgium

Catalog Number: 148

Date: ND (1995)

Denomination: 200 Francs

Varieties: The PMG Population Report records Specimens (148s).

What makes it special? The front of the note shows Adolphe Sax, a Belgian musician, and the saxophone, which Sax invented in the 1840s. People playing the saxophone are shown on the back of the note. The saxophone has become strongly associated with jazz music, and International Jazz Day is celebrated on April 30.

Did you know? In addition to the saxophone, Sax invented other instruments, including the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba. He also developed innovations for the bass clarinet, bugle and clarinet. Sax was born in Dinant, and the front of the note portrays the city, highlighted by the belltower of the Collegiate Church of Notre Dame de Dinant.

Total graded by PMG: As of early April, the PMG Population Report includes 209 examples of Pick# 148 and five Specimens.

PMG median grade: PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ

PMG highest graded: The PMG Population Report lists 10 examples of Pick# 148 in PMG 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ.

Sales highlights: Examples can be found for under $100. For example, a note graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ sold for $86 through eBay in March 2024.

PMG Registry: This note is part of several Belgium categories in the PMG Registry, including the most popular: Belgium Complete, 1905-1997, P67-P152 where the second-place set, Taiwan0928's Banknotes of Belgium, has a Pick# 148 graded PMG 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ. It is also part of Banque Nationale De Belgique Set, P67-P152, which is led by Taiwan0928's Banque Nationale De Belgique Set, P67-P152, which uses the same note.

Previous Notes of the Month:

• Argentina (2012) 100 Pesos
• Armenia 2,000 Dram
• Australia 10 Dollars
• Bahamas 3 Dollars
• Brazil 2000 10 Reais Commemorative
• Canada 2018 $10
• Cayman Islands 40 Dollars
• China 1999 1 Yuan
• Cook Islands (1987) 3 Dollars
• Costa Rica 20,000 Colones
• Cuba Peso
• Disney Dollar - 2003 $5
• Ecuador 5,000 Sucres
• Egyptian Pound
• Estonia 5 Krooni
• Fiji 2000 2,000 Dollars
• France 20 Francs
• France 1995-96 200 Francs
• Germany 1918 50 Mark
• Germany 1991 1,000 Deutsche Mark
• Gibraltar 1995 20 Pounds
• Great Britain (1975-80) 10 Pounds
• Great Britain 2015 5 Pounds
• Greece 50 Drachmai
• Greenland 5 Kroner
• India 500 Rupees
• Indonesia 2022 100,000 Rupiah
• Ionian Islands 5,000 Drachmai
• Ireland - Northern 1990 50 Pounds
• Irish Republic 1866 5 Dollars
• Israel 1988 50 New Sheqalim
• Italy 1937-41 50 Lire
• Japan 2,000 Yen
• Louisiana 1860s $10
• Macau, China 2019 10 Patacas
• Malaysia 600 Ringgit
• Maldives 2015 1,000 Rufiyaa
• Mauritius 5 Rupees
• Mexico Peso
• Mexico 2010 200 Pesos
• Nepal 100 Rupees
• Netherlands 1982 50 Gulden
• Netherlands Indies 1,000 Gulden
• New Zealand 2015-16 50 Dollars
• Niue 2018 "Star Wars" Dollar
• Norway 2017 50 Kronor
• Norway 5 Kronor
• Pakistan 100 Rupees
• Philippines 500 Piso
• Qatar 2020 10 Riyals
• Russia 2014 Olympic Commemorative
• Russia - Goznak Test Note
• Scotland 2017 10 Pounds
• Scotland 2012 10 Pounds
• Serbia 2013 100 Dinara
• Seychelles 2016 25 Rupees
• Singapore $20
• Singapore (2006) 2 Dollars
• South Africa 10 Rand
• South Africa 20 Rand
• South Korea 2018 2,000 Won
• Sweden 1980-90 10 Kronor
• Sweden 100 Kronor
• Switzerland 1,000 Franken
• Thailand 1,000 Baht
• US $2 Obsolete Banknote
• US 1880 $20 Legal Tender
• US 1901 $10 Legal Tender
• US 1914 $5 Federal Reserve Note
• Zambia Pound