Italian Kingdom coat of arms at upper center, held by two little cherubs. Encircled legal text at bottom left and upper right. Encircled denomination 100 at upper left and bottom right. Denomination `CENTO LIRE` held by a little cherub facing up on the center left and by a little cherub facing down on the center right. On bottom center: sitting Italia Turrita benevolent towards two children lying down at her feet, the one on the left holding a fishing hook (allegory of commerce), the one on the right holding a gear (allegory of industry). Head of god Mercurio (Ermes) on bottom right and upper left. Head of god Bacco (Dioniso) on bottom left and upper right. All the elements connected with decorations of flowers, leaves and branches, everything in green-grey color. Text in black at center. Decoration in light violet at center, in transparency behind the text, with repeated denomination `CENTO` and `100`. Matrix on the left border with writing `Regno d`Italia` in green-grey color.
Reverse description
Encircled portrait of Italia Turrita facing left at center. Repeated denomination 100 in letter and number on each corner (in white color), at upper and bottom center, in the central circle border and inside the right border matrix, everything in different tonalities of green and grey colors. Decoration connecting all the elements , passing around the two external circles, in different tonalities of green and grey colors. Series Number on top left and bottom right. Serial Number on top right and bottom left.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Italia Turrita facing right inside the left oval.Number 100 inside the right oval.
Obverse lettering
100 - CENTO LIRE
REGNO D`ITALIA
BIGLIETTO GIA` CONSORZIALE
A CORSO FORZOSO INCONVERTIBILE
VALE CENTO LIRE
LEGGE 25 DICEMBRE 1881
IL CASSIERE SPECIALE
IL DELEGATO DELLA CORTE DEI CONTI
CENTO LIRE - 100
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: 100 - ONE HUNDRED LIRE KINGDOM OF ITALY ALREADY CONSORTIUM TICKET FORCED TENDER INCONVERTIBLE IT`S WORTH ONE HUNDRED LIRE LAW 25 DECEMEBER 1881 THE SPECIAL CASHIER THE DELEGATE OF THE COURT OF AUDITORS ONE HUNDRED LIRE - 100 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.)