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200 Lire Banca Industriale Gallaratese
| Uitgever | Banca Industriale Gallaratese S.p.A. |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1976 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse is printed in green and blue on a light green guilloche underprint composed of repeating diagonal lozenges bearing the abbreviated bank name 'BIG'. The upper left carries a blue triangular logo for 'La BIG - Banca Industriale Gallaratese' alongside the institution's full legal name and registered capital details, while the denomination '200 LIRE' appears in a ruled cartouche at upper right. The value in words 'DUECENTO' is set in large green letterpress text at centre, above the payee line naming the Associazione Artigiani della Provincia di Varese, with the issue date 'Gallarate, 1-12-1976' and an authorising signature printed in the lower portion. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is printed entirely in green on the same light green guilloche underprint. The left portion is headed 'GIRATE' in tall spaced capitals and reserved for endorsement, with a pre-printed endorsement block identifying the Associazione Artigiani della Provincia di Varese and bearing the countersignature of the President, Comm. Giannino Turri. The denomination '200 LIRE' is repeated in large bold numerals at centre right, and a vertical side panel at the far right carries the restrictive circulation legend in small capitals. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Italian law permitted certain industrial and cooperative banks to issue low-denomination notes — called "miniassegni" — as a stopgap for the chronic coin shortage that gripped the country through the mid-1970s. These were technically bearer cheques, not banknotes in the strict sense, a legal distinction that allowed their circulation while sidestepping Banca d'Italia's monopoly on note issue. The Gallarate-based issuer was one of dozens of regional institutions that flooded the market with these instruments between 1975 and 1979.
The 200 Lire denomination was among the most actively circulated, since it corresponded to coins that had effectively vanished from everyday use. Many examples show heavy handling wear precisely because they functioned as genuine pocket change.