100 Lire Cassa Veneta dei Prestiti

The Cassa Veneta dei Prestiti was an Italian military credit institution established by the Austro-Hungarian occupation authorities in 1918 to manage finances in the Veneto territories seized after the disaster at Caporetto in October 1917. These notes were not issued by Italy — they were an occupation currency, imposed on a population that remained overwhelmingly hostile to Austrian rule.

After the Armistice and Italian reoccupation, the notes were accepted and eventually redeemed by the Italian state, an unusual outcome that reflected the political need to stabilize a region that had suffered nearly a year of foreign administration.