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: Old Belgian banknote of 1000 francs - Hendrik Geeraert

Old Belgian banknote of 1000 francs - Hendrik Geeraert

Old Belgian banknote of 1000 francs showing Hendrik Geeraert who opened the sluices of the Yser River, stopping the advancing German army during WW1

Picture No

13047482

Media ID

48096365

Size

5209px x 2963px (4.7MB)

Credit

©Arterra/Collection Philippe Clément/Mary Evans

Source

Original banknote

Date

circa 1916

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1000 14-18 1914-1918 Banknote Banknotes Flanders Flooding Franc Francs Hendrik Ijzer Inundation Locks Nieuport Nieuwpoort Sluice Sluices Stopping Thousand Yser

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