1958 Belgium World's Fair 50 Francs 50f Grades Select+ Unc. Visited by more than 42 million people, the Brussels World’s Fair or Brussels Universal and International Exhibition (held from 17 April to 19 October 1958, called Expo 58) was the first of this kind, since the New York World’s Fair in 1939. The theme of the Exhibition had been stated by Baron Moens de Ferning, the Belgian Government’s Commissioner General for the Exhibition as Man on the Threshold of a new Era or Balance sheet for a more human world (in French: Le Progrès et l'Homme or Bilan du monde pour un monde plus humain), or an anthropological view of the world (as per poster stamp at the opposite left); designed by Jacques Richez (1918-1994), this is the official logo label issued by the Organizing Committee for the 1958 Brussels world fair.The emblem of the Brussels World Fair (Expo 58) was an off-centred five-pointed star, representing the 5 continents, with the tower of the Brussels’ City Hall in its centre, the earth and the numerals 58. Each branch of the star represents a continent. Lucien de Roeck, Belgium won the competition to design the logo for the exhibition.