1 Lira

Issuer Italy
Year 1876-1881
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 1 Lira (1 ITL)
Currency Lira (1861-2001)
Composition Paper
Size 75 × 43 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Government Papers Workshop San Teodoro (Officina Carte Valori in Roma - San Teodoro), Rome, Italy
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to 12 April 1888
Reference(s) P#2
Obverse description Big 1 encircled at right in light brown, with denomination inside. Big 1 encircled at left in light green, in transparency behind the text, with denomination inside. Decoration in light green at center, in transparency behind the text. Text in black on center-left. Denomination 1 Lira (in number and letters) in different stiles and positions Series Number on top left and bottom right. Serial Number on top right and bottom left.
Obverse lettering UNA LIRA BIGLIETTO CONSORZIALE a corso forzoso, inconvertibile vale UNA lira Legge 30 Aprile 1874 Il Delegato del Consorzio Il Delegato Governativo Regno d`Italia - 1 LIRA - Regno d`Italia UNA LIRA
(Translation: ONE LIRA CONSORTIUM TICKET forced tender, inconvertible it`s worth ONE lira Law 30 April 1874 The Consortium Delegate The Government Delegate Kingdom of Italy - 1 LIRA - Kingdom of Italy ONE LIRA)
Reverse description Portrait of Italia Turrita facing right at left. Encircled legal text at right. Elements connected with knots decoration, all in light brown color. Repeated denomination `1 Lira` in white.
Reverse lettering 1 LIRA 1 La legge punisce i fabbricatori di biglietti falsi, chi li introduce e li usa nel Regno e chi, avendoli ricevuti per veri, li rimette in circolazione dopo conosciutane la falsità.
(Translation: 1 LIRA 1 The law punishes the makers of counterfeit banknotes, those who introduce and use them in the Kingdom and those who, having received them as genuine, put them back into circulation after having discovered their falsity.)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Not present.
Variants
Numisquare ID 8415502050
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