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1000 Lire Verdi - 2nd type
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1969-1981 |
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| Value | 1000 Lire (1000 ITL) |
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| Obverse description | At left center, an intaglio vignette of the Arpa Estense (Este Harp) rendered in fine line engraving; at right, a bust portrait of composer Giuseppe Verdi in intaglio against a light guilloche underprint. The large denomination numeral 'MILLE' is set centrally in bold letterpress, with a medallion vignette bearing a classical head at center between the Governor's and Cashier's signature lines. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1000 BANCA D'ITALIA LIRE MILLE LA LEGGE PUNISCE I FABBRICATORI E GLI SPACCIATORI DI BIGLIETTI FALSI TEATRO ALLA SCALA CIONINI INC. OFFICINA DELLA BANCA D'ITALIA LAZZARINI INV. |
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The twelve-year print run produced eight distinct signature combinations, which makes this one of the more granularly datable Italian notes of the postwar period. The transition from Guido Carli to Paolo Baffi as governor in 1975 is reflected cleanly in the dating, though Baffi's tenure ended under extraordinary circumstances — he was placed under criminal investigation in 1979 in what many later regarded as a politically motivated prosecution, resigning before charges were dropped.
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi's name appears on the final two dates, his first appearances on circulating currency before his later roles as Prime Minister and President.