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100 Lire - Ministry of Public Education
| Issuer | Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione - Direzione Generale delle Antichità e Belle Arti |
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| Value | 100 Lire (100 ITL) |
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| Obverse lettering | SERIE B N° 675544 REPUBBLICA ITALIANA MINISTERO DELLA PUBBLICA ISTRUZIONE DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE ANTICHITÀ E BELLE ARTI BIGLIETTO D'INGRESSO LIRE CENTO ISTITUTO POLIGRAFICO DELLO STATO OFFICINA CARTE VALORI DA STACCARSI DAL CONTROLLO IL VISITATORE È TENUTO A CONSERVARE IL BIGLIETTO FINO ALL'USCITA. IL BIGLIETTO È VALIDO PER UNA SOLA VOLTA E PER IL GIORNO IN CUI È STATO ACQUISTATO. PRESSO IL BIGLIETTAIO È OSTENSIBILE IL REGISTRO PER I RECLAMI. NESSUNA MANCIA |
| Reverse description | Reverse is entirely unprinted, plain white paper with no text, vignette, or decorative elements. A partial arc impression from a staple or clip is visible near the upper centre. |
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This note was issued not by a bank but by the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione — specifically its Direzione Generale delle Antichità e Belle Arti — making it one of the more unusual entries in Italian fiscal paper. The issuing authority was responsible for heritage sites and fine arts administration, and these notes functioned as entry vouchers or prepaid admission instruments for state museums and archaeological sites, not as circulating currency in any conventional sense.
Printed by the Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato's Officina Carte Valori, the same Rome facility that produced Italian postage stamps and official fiscal paper, the production quality is entirely consistent with government security printing of the period.