Wikipedia:Picture peer review/1929 Belgian banknote

The 1929 Belgian banknote

Original - Obverse of 10,000 Belgian francs (2,000 belgas) of 1929. The left side depicts Ceres in chariot and three females, symbolizing the science and art. The white central circle is a watermark, portraying King Leopold I. Below the watermark is Belgian Lion. The right side portrays Neptune and the three females, symbolizing the trade (with caduceus) and industry. The banknote's full number is on top center and the series is in top and bottom corners.

Edited - middle and dark tones adjusted

High-res version out from approx. 220x134,5 mm, probably one of the finest banknotes in former circulation. Maybe some retouching is needed. The description according to Russian Collection of Materials On Foreign Currency (#8), Moscow, 1932 ("Сборник материалов по иностранной валюте (№8)")

Articles this image appears in: Belgian franc, Mythology

Creator: National Bank of Belgium, uploaded by Brandmeister

Nominated by: brandt 19:15, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The inks look very faded. Is that a typical condition of the note or due to a poor scan or something like that? --jjron (talk) 09:01, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've tuned it to compensate for possible fade-out. brandt 13:23, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder if scanning on a dark background would reduce the bleed-through from the reverse. Thegreenj 18:00, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not sure whether the Museum responds to me again with rescanned image actually. brandt 09:45, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seconder

Nominated at FPC by brandt. --jjron (talk) 07:30, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]