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2 Lire Comando del Corpo d'Armata Territoriale di Firenze
| Issuer | Comando del Corpo d'Armata Territoriale di Firenze |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | Comando del Corpo d'Armata Territoriale DI FIRENZE PRIGIONIERI DI GUERRA Buono per Lire DUE valevole solo per i PRIGIONIERI DI GUERRA nell'interno del Reparto retroindicato. Istituto geogr. milit., 1917. (Translation: Command of the Territorial Army Corps of Florence, Prisoners of war. Voucher for two lire, valid only for prisoners of war within the unit indicated on reverse. Military Geographical Institute, 1917) |
| Reverse description | Plain paper reverse with sparse black letterpress text; a blank fill-in line follows "di" for the unit name, a rectangular box at lower left serves as the official stamp field, and the commanding officer's designation appears at right. |
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Italian military territorial commands issued small-denomination emergency currency during the First World War to address a severe shortage of coin — silver and copper were being hoarded or melted, and the central government couldn't keep up with demand at the local level. The Comando del Corpo d'Armata Territoriale di Firenze was one of several regional commands authorized to produce their own fiduciary notes, each valid only within its own territorial jurisdiction.
Printing was handled by the Istituto Geografico Militare in Florence — the same institution responsible for official military cartography. An unusual choice that speaks to the improvised nature of the whole operation.