BRUXELLES. Action de Capital de F100, specimen. blue, green. #50000. Folds. Most ornate Jugendstil/Art Nouveau border and underprint, and arms of Belgium and France. Founded 1899 to acquire key interests in a number of French and Belgian steel companies, e.g. Ateliers du Nord de la France, the Soc. Nicaise et Delcuve, the Soc. Sambre-Escaut, La Brugeoise and Dietrich & Cie. Worked mainly for the railroad and car industry. Oldest scripophily ever seen from this company.