Catalog
1000 Lire
| Issuer | Consorzio degli Istituti di Emissione (Kingdom of Italy) |
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| Year | 1877-1881 |
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| Value | 1000 Lire (1000 ITL) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Italia Turrita facing right within the left oval; numeral '1000' within the right oval. |
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The Consorzio degli Istituti di Emissione was itself a short-lived administrative arrangement — a consortium binding together the Banca Nazionale nel Regno d'Italia, the Banca Nazionale Toscana, and several smaller regional institutes to issue notes under unified authority following Italian unification. This 1000 Lire was among the highest-denomination circulating instruments of its day, and in practical terms rarely changed hands outside of wholesale trade, government transactions, and large private banking operations.
The Officina Carte Valori at San Teodoro in Rome was established specifically to bring security printing under direct state control — a political priority after years of dependence on private and foreign presses.