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100 000 Lire Manzoni
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1967-1974 |
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| In circulation to | 1 December 1982 |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Alessandro Manzoni, the celebrated Italian novelist and poet, at right, rendered in fine engraving against a pale guilloche underprint. The centre-left field carries an elaborate rosette vignette with a classical Medusa head motif, flanked by ornate scrollwork. The upper portion bears the issuing authority inscription and the denomination in bold letterpress, with two manuscript facsimile signatures of the Governor and the Cashier below. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA D'ITALIA LIRE CENTOMILA PAGABILI A VISTA AL PORTATORE IL GOVERNATORE IL CASSIERE A. MANZONI 100000 100000 OFFICINA DELLA BANCA D'ITALIA F. MASINO BESSI INV. BAIARDI |
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The 100,000 Lire was the highest denomination issued by Banca d'Italia during this period, a denomination so large relative to everyday purchasing power that most examples spent their lives in bank vaults rather than wallets. Circulation was effectively confined to interbank settlements and major commercial transactions.
A known weakness of the series is ink adhesion on heavily handled examples — the deep intaglio work by Baiardi on the obverse is particularly prone to surface scuffing along high-relief areas, which makes genuinely clean used examples harder to find than the relatively modest print run might suggest.