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| Issuer | Cassa di Risparmio di Trento e Rovereto |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
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| Obverse lettering | CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI TRENTO E ROVERETO SUCCURSALE DI CAVALESE Cavalese, 25 agosto 1977 250 A vista pagate per questo Assegno Bancario Lire DUECENTOCINQUANTA al portatore C/C N.14068 MOBILI DIPINTI (part.) SUCCURSALE DI CAVALESE |
| Reverse description | Plain cream reverse with minimal design. The large numeral 250 is printed in bold black at centre right. At the left margin, a vertical legend in small black type states the circulation restriction. A rectangular endorsement space headed 'GIRATE' is ruled at left of centre for endorsement entries. |
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Italian savings banks were permitted to issue low-denomination emergency notes — technically called "miniassegni" — during the severe coin shortage of the 1970s, when vending machines, buses, and retailers were routinely substituting candy, stamps, and telephone tokens for small change. The Cassa di Risparmio di Trento e Rovereto was among dozens of regional institutions that printed their own, each valid only within a limited geographic and commercial territory.
The 250 Lire denomination places this note in a slightly higher bracket than the more common 50 and 100 Lire issues. Printed locally by Tipografia Stampa Rapida rather than a specialist security printer, the note lacks the anti-counterfeiting sophistication of official currency — a practical concession given its modest face value and regional scope.