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1000 Lire Verdi - 1st type
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1962-1968 |
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| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of composer Giuseppe Verdi at right, rendered in intaglio in shades of blue-violet, with engraver's name 'G. VERDE' below. The centre of the note carries a large guilloche rosette with a Medusa head vignette, surrounded by letterpress text reading 'BANCA D'ITALIA / LIRE MILLE / PAGABILI A VISTA AL PORTATORE'. The denomination '1000' appears in the lower left corner within an ornate underprint, with spaces for the Governor's and Cashier's facsimile signatures below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by an elaborate interlocking guilloche pattern in blue and multicolour, with the central inscription 'BANCA D'ITALIA / LIRE / MILLE' set within a large rosette. The denomination '1000' appears in the lower left and lower right corners. A vertical text panel along the left edge carries the legal tender warning against counterfeiting, and the printer's imprint 'OFFICINA DELLA BANCA D'ITALIA' appears at the lower left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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