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20 Centesimi Comune di Trieste
| Issuer | Comune di Trieste |
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| Year | 1945-1947 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress on cream paper within a decorative rope-and-scroll border with ornamental corner squares. The central field carries a fine radiating guilloche underprint over which the municipal authority inscription 'COMUNE DI TRIESTE' appears at the top in capital letters, with 'BUONO DA 20 CENTESIMI' in large bold type below. To the right, the circular medieval seal of Trieste bears a walled castle vignette above the Latin legend 'TERGESTUM' with surrounding Gothic inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | COMUNE DI TRIESTE BUONO DA 20 CENTESIMI |
| Reverse description | Blue letterpress on cream paper, the design uniform with the obverse border of interlaced rope-and-scroll ornament with decorative corner squares. A large numeral '20' in bold outlined type occupies the centre of the field, set against a pale green guilloche underprint. Series letter 'IU' appears at upper left and letter 'A' at upper right, with the printer's imprint 'Smolars I/3.' in small type at lower centre. |
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