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1000 Lire
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1948-1961 |
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| Printer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1928-date) |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio vignette of a female head in three-quarter profile, rendered in the Renaissance style after Botticelli, set against a fine guilloche underprint in blue-grey tones. To the right, the denomination "MILLE" is printed in large bold letterpress, with "LIRE" and the numeral "1000" above, flanked by serial number panels and two manuscript signature lines below for the Governatore and Cassiere. A red Medusa head vignette appears at centre-right between the serial numbers, with an oval watermark window at far right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA D'ITALIA 1000 LIRE MILLE PAGABILI A VISTA AL PORTATORE IL GOVERNATORE IL CASSIERE 1000 DECR. MIN. 25 SETTEMBRE 1961 E 14 SETTEMBRE 1961 I. P. S. OFF. CARTE-VALORI R. GARRASI DIS. DECR. MIN. 14 AGOSTO 1947 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in blue-grey intaglio on a fine guilloche ground. An oval watermark window occupies the left field, while at centre a large numeral "1000" is enclosed within an elaborate lathe-work cartouche. A circular rosette medallion with the stylised monogram of Banca d'Italia appears at right. The legal warning against counterfeiting is set in a rectangular panel beneath the central cartouche, with the bank title in a ribbon across the top. |
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