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20 Lire
| Issuer | Consorzio degli Istituti di Emissione |
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| Year | 1877-1881 |
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| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
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| Obverse description | The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Italy appear at upper centre, flanked by two allegorical children — the figure at right holding a fishing hook (Commerce) and that at left holding a gear (Industry) — all set within an elaborate light-blue guilloche border interwoven with branches of olive, vine, and oak. A central underprint in ocher carries the repeated denomination '20 LIRE' in transparency behind the principal black letterpress text block, which is enclosed within a decorative square frame. Series numbers appear at upper left and lower right, serial numbers at upper right and lower left, with a left-border matrix panel bearing the inscription 'REGNO D'ITALIA' in black. |
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| Obverse lettering | REGNO D'ITALIA BIGLIETTO CONSORZIALE A CORSO FORZOSO, INCONVERTIBILE. vale VENTI lire Legge 30 Aprile 1874. IL DELEGATO DEL CONSORZIO IL DELEGATO GOVERNATIVO La legge punisce i fabbricatori di biglietti falsi, chi li introduce e li usa nel Regno e chi, avendoli ricevuti per veri, li rimette in circolazione dopo conosciutane la falsità. (Translation: Kingdom of Italy CONSORTIUM TICKET FORCED TENDER, INCONVERTIBLE. it's worth TWENTY lire Law 30 April 1874. THE CONSORTIUM DELEGATE THE GOVERNMENT DELEGATE The law punishes the makers of counterfeit banknotes, those who introduce and use them in the Kingdom and those who, having received them as genuine, put them back into circulation after having discovered their falsity.) |
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| Reverse lettering | LIRE 20 LIRE - 20 CONSORZIO DEGLI ISTITUTI DI EMISSIONE REGNO D'ITALIA ITALIA (Translation: LIRE 20 LIRE - 20 CONSORTIUM OF ISSUING INSTITUTIONS KINGDOM OF ITALY ITALY) |
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