2000 Lire Galileo Galilei

€204,028.00

Issuer	Italy
Year	1973-1983
Type	Standard banknote
Value	2000 Lire (2000 ITL)
Currency	Lira (1861-2001)
Composition	Paper
Size	134 × 65 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Printer	Bank of Italy (Banca d`Italia), Rome, Italy (1926-date)
No. printed
Designer(s)	Lazzaro Lazzarini
Engraver(s)	Obverse: Trento Cionini Reverse: Volumnio Cerichelli
In circulation to	15 November 1993
Reference(s)	P#103

Obverse description	Galileo at center, Pisa Cathedral with the Leaning Tower at right.
Reverse description	Signs of the Zodiac at left, Arcetri observatory at right.
Signature(s)
Protection type	Watermark
Protection description	Head of the scientist Evangelista Torricelli.
Obverse lettering	BANCA D`ITALIA IL GOVERNATORE IL CASSIERE LIRE DUEMILA 2000 PAGABILI A VISTA AL PORTATORE GALILEO T.CIONINI INC OFFICINA DELLA BANCA D`ITALIA L.LAZZARINI INV.
Reverse lettering	BANCA D`ITALIA LA LEGGE PUNISCE I FABBRICATORI E GLI SPACCIATORI DI BIGLIETTI FALSI LIRE 2000 CERICHELLI
Variants
Catalog ID	2915874970
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