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2 Lire
| Uitgever | Kingdom of Italy (Ministero delle Finanze) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1881 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | 12 April 1888 |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is divided into two guilloche-framed circular panels printed in violet, each enclosing a block of legal warning text — the left panel in violet ink on a light ground, the right panel in white text on a violet ground. The surrounding field is filled with an interlocking violet ornamental underprint incorporating repeated inscriptions DUE LIRE and the numeral 2, linking the two central elements. |
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| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Not present. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Italy's unified kingdom inherited a chaotic patchwork of regional currencies, and the Ministero delle Finanze — rather than the Banca d'Italia, which wouldn't be formally established until 1893 — was still issuing small-denomination notes directly through the treasury in 1881. These 2 Lire notes were meant to plug a chronic shortage of small coinage, a problem that dogged the young state for decades. The San Teodoro workshop in Rome printed them entirely in-house, one of the few operations where design, engraving, and production stayed under direct government control rather than going to a private contractor.