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2 Lire
| Issuer | Ministero del Tesoro (Ministry of the Treasury) |
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| Year | 1914-1922 |
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| Reference(s) | P#37 |
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| Reverse lettering | DECRETO MINISTERIALE 19 AGOSTO 1914 REG.TO ALLA CORTE DEI CONTI IL 20 AGOSTO 1914 OFF. GOV. CARTE VALORI. TORINO (Translation: MINISTERIAL DECREE 19 AUGUST 1914 REGISTERED AT THE COURT OF AUDITORS ON 20 AUGUST 1914 GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS SECURITIES. TURIN) |
| Signature(s) | Dell'Ara & Righetti series 001-075 (Block # 061 is issued for Belluno, Bolzano, Trento & Trieste) Giu. Dell'Ara & Righetti (Block # 076-100) Giu. dell'Ara & Porena (Block # 101-165) |
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Italy's wartime 2 Lire Buoni di Cassa were issued by the Treasury rather than the Banca d'Italia specifically because the central bank's note-issuing authority was legally capped — small-denomination paper had to come from a different channel. The series ran across multiple signature combinations as officials turned over, giving collectors a useful sequential framework for dating examples more precisely than the broad 1914–1922 window suggests.
Block 061 is the standout: notes from that block were designated for Belluno, Bolzano, Trento, and Trieste — territories absorbed from Austria-Hungary after the war, where newly issued Italian currency had to fill a vacuum left by withdrawn Austro-Hungarian Kronen.