Belgium Banknotes 20 Francs Treasury Note 1964 King Baudouin I
Obverse: Portrait of King Baudouin (Boudewijn) of Belgium wearing eyeglasses (1930 - 1993). Coat of arms of Belgium bears a lion or, known as Leo Belgicus (Latin: the Belgian lion), as its charge. Underneath the shield is placed the motto L'union fait la force in French, or Unity Is Strength in English.
Reverse: Atomium building in Brussels at right.
Watermark: King Baudouin I.
Work by: L. de Decker (Artist); H. Decuyper (Engraver).
Main colors: Black on blue, orange on multicolored underprint.
Signatures: Marcel D'Haese (Le Directeur General de la Tresorerie).
Issuer: Treasury of Belgium.
Date of issue: 15 June 1964.
Dimensions: 117 x 59 mm.
Texts: Royaume de Belgique. Trésorerie. Vingt Francs. La Loi Punit le Contrefacteur. L'union fait la force. Koninkrijk Belgie. Thesaurie. Twintig Frank. De namaker wordt door de wet gestraft. Eendracht Maakt Macht (Unity Makes Strength).
Kingdom of Belgium. Treasury of Belgium. Twenty Francs. The Law Punishes the Counterfeiter.
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Atomium
The Atomium is a building in Brussels originally constructed for Expo 58, the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak,[1] it stands 102 m (335 ft) tall. Its nine 18 m (59 ft) diameter stainless steel clad spheres are connected so that the whole forms the shape of a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. It is a museum.
Tubes connect the spheres along the 12 edges of the cube and all eight vertices to the centre. They enclose escalators and a lift to allow access to the five habitable spheres which contain exhibit halls and other public spaces. The top sphere provides a panoramic view of Brussels. CNN named it Europe's most bizarre building.