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10 Lire - Comune di Udine - Buono di Cassa
| Issuer | Comune di Udine (Municipality of Udine) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 10 Lire (10 ITL) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress note in blue on cream paper, framed by elaborate scrollwork with circular cartouches bearing the numeral 10 at each corner and a large stylised italic denomination as a vertical side legend in the left margin. The central text panel, enclosed within an ornate cartouche, carries the issuing authority and denomination in graduated typefaces, followed by the redemption clause, two facsimile signatures under the titles PRESIDENTE and M. DELEGATO, and the issue date UDINE LI 12. MARZO 1918 at the foot. A circular official stamp impression appears above the series and serial number in the upper field. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue on cream paper, the reverse is dominated by a dense acanthus-scrollwork border with the numeral 10 in circular cartouches at each corner and the inscription DIECI LIRE at the top centre. A central circular vignette, enclosed within a frame bearing a Latin civic legend, presents a detailed view of the Castle of Udine with its medieval towers, battlemented walls, and armorial shield; two vertical sword or lance devices flank the vignette within the geometric inner border. A grotesque mask ornament occupies the lower centre of the border. |
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Udine fell under Austro-Hungarian occupation in October 1917 following the Italian collapse at Caporetto, but was liberated by November 1918. This emergency buono di cassa was issued during the chaotic interregnum of that final war year, when the Italian state's normal monetary infrastructure had broken down across much of the Friuli region and municipalities were forced to issue their own scrip to keep local commerce moving.
Printed locally by M. Pecori & C., the note never needed to travel far — its entire purpose was hyper-local substitution. Municipal buoni of this type were typically demonetized quickly once central authority was restored, which accounts for their relative scarcity today.