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150 Lire - Ministry of Public Education
| Issuer | Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione - Direzione Generale delle Antichità e Belle Arti |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Admission ticket (biglietto d'ingresso) printed in black on cream paper, with an ornate engraved border enclosing the central text panel. A decorative floral vignette crowns the upper border. Series letter and serial number appear at top; the denomination L.150 is overprinted in large blue letterpress numerals. A violet handstamp reading 'LIRE QUARANTA' is applied across the face. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBBLICA ITALIANA MINISTERO DELLA PUBBLICA ISTRUZIONE DIREZIONE GENERALE DELLE ANTICHITÀ E BELLE ARTI BIGLIETTO L.150 D'INGRESSO LIRE QUARANTA SERIE B N° 658535 DA STACCARSI DAL CONTROLLO IL VISITATORE È TENUTO A CONSERVARE IL BIGLIETTO FINO ALL'USCITA. IL BIGLIETTO È VALIDO PER UNA SOLA VOLTA E PER IL GIORNO IN CUI È STATO ACQUISTATO. PRESO IL BIGLIETTO È OTTENIBILE IL REGISTRO PER I RECLAMI. NESSUNA MANCIA |
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The Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione's role as a currency issuer is an oddity worth pausing on. During the acute small-change shortage that plagued Italy in the early 1970s, several non-banking entities — municipalities, businesses, and government bodies — issued emergency fractional substitutes. This 150 Lire piece belongs to that chaotic interlude, when the Italian state essentially permitted quasi-official scrip to fill the void left by hoarded coins.
The Direzione Generale delle Antichità e Belle Arti, a division responsible for cultural heritage administration, had no business issuing circulating media — yet here it is.