Rare and great enamelled plate for the BELGA cigarettes, Vander Elst, manufactured in 1951, original piece. Numbered: Bruxelles 359-261-1951. Great classic item among the enamelled glazed plates Inscriptions: ÉMAILLERIE BELGE-BRUX, I.P.BRUXELLES 359-261-1951 Used condition for this rare and very decorative plate. chips around, visible in the photographs. Dimensions 47cmX70cm. BELGA was launched in 1923 by tobacco dealers Alphonse and François Vander Elst. The brothers wanted to launch a brand that would make the Belgians proud, after the first world war. The name of the brand comes from the monetary unit, the belga, which was exactly the price of a pack of cigarettes. The detailed pictures are part of the description