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3000 Lire - State Polygraphic Institute
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato - Officina Carte Valori |
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| Type | Souvenir banknote |
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| Protection type | Embossed seal |
| Protection description | Blind embossed circular official seal of the Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali centred on the reverse, with a heraldic eagle motif and surrounding legend raised in relief without ink |
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The Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato — Italy's state printing works — issued this 3000 Lire piece as a specimen or promotional item from its own security printing division, the Officina Carte Valori. It is not a circulating banknote but a production sample demonstrating the facility's intaglio and security capabilities to prospective clients, which is why it carries a denomination that never existed in the official Banca d'Italia series.
The embossed seal is the operative detail: a calling card for a printer selling its own credibility.