20 Lire

Issuer	Consorzio degli Istituti di Emissione
Year	1877-1881
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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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Reverse description	A square vignette at centre carries a left-facing portrait of Italia Turrita rendered in dark grey-black intaglio. The denomination '20 LIRE' is repeated in each corner of the note, at the corners of the central vignette frame, within the surrounding guilloche border enclosing two watermark ovals, and within the right-border matrix panel. The entire reverse is printed in a uniform dark grey-black palette.
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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