| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1877-1881 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 1000 Lire (1000 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 237 × 132 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Government Papers Workshop San Teodoro (Officina Carte Valori in Roma - San Teodoro), Rome, Italy |
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| In circulation to | 12 April 1888 |
| Reference(s) | P#9 |
| Obverse description | Italian Kingdom coat of arms at upper center, held by two lions. Encircled denomination 1000 at upper left and right. These elements connected with decorations of flowers, leaves and branches. Legal text in a cartouche at bottom center between two little cherubs laying down: the one on the left holding a bunch of wheat, the one on the right holding a branch and a bunch of grapes (both allegories of agriculture). On left side a young woman, facing down right, holding a compass (allegory of geometry) with on the right a seated little cherub holding an anchor and at his feet a barrel and a parcel (allegory of commerce). On right side a young woman, facing up left, holding a globe (allegory of geography) with on the left a seated child holding a drawing pad and at his feet a bust and some instruments of artist (allegory of visual arts). On the bottom background, at left a boat and at right a train. Everything above in dark grey color. Text in dark grey and black at center. Decoration with denomination `1000` in light green color, in transparency behind the text, at center. Series with `S` and fractional number and Serial Number on upper left and upper right. Matrix on the left border with writing `Regno d`Italia` in dark grey color. |
| Reverse description | Encircled portrait of Italia Turrita facing left at center. Legal text in a vertical cartouche on the center left border and center right border. Repeated denomination `1000` and `MILLE` inside a decoration connecting all the elements and around the two external ovals. Repeated denomination `1000 LIRE` on the right border matrix. Everything in dark grey color. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Italia Turrita facing right inside the left oval.Number 1000 inside the right oval. |
| Obverse lettering | 1000
BIGLIETTO CONSORZIALE
A CORSO FORZOSO INCONVERTIBILE
VALE MILLE LIRE
LEGGE 30 APRILE 1874
Il Delegato del Consorzio
Il Delegato Governativo
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: 1000 CONSORTIUM TICKET FORCED TENDER INCONVERTIBLE IT`S WORTH ONE THOUSAND LIRE LAW 30 APRIL 1874 The Consortium Delegate The Government Delegate 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.) |
| Reverse lettering | 1000 - 1000
MILLE
REGNO D`ITALIA
CONSORZIO DEGLI ISTITUTI DI EMISSIONE
MILLE
1000 - 1000
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: 1000 - 1000 ONE THOUSAND KINGDOM OF ITALY CONSORTIUM OF ISSUING INSTITUTIONS ONE THOUSAND 1000 - 1000 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.) |
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| Catalog ID | 4190357870 |
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