42 Scudi

Issuer	Sacro Monte della Pietà di Roma
Year	1788
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Letterpress-printed cedola (bill of credit) in black ink on plain paper, with an ornate engraved border enclosing the text. The denomination numeral '42' appears in a decorative typeset cartouche at the top centre, flanked by repeated guilloche-style ornamental devices. The main body carries the full text of the obligation in period italic and roman typefaces, with the word 'Quarantadue' (forty-two) emphasised in a larger script typeface at centre. Manuscript annotations, a handwritten date, the cashier's name 'Venanzio Fedeli', register entry, and an oval validation stamp appear in the margins and body of the note, as was customary for Sacro Monte della Pietà cedole.
Obverse lettering	42 SETTE GENNARO MILLE SETTECENTO OTTANTOTTO S. MONTE DELLA PIETA' DI ROMA La presente Cedola vale Scudi Romani Quarantadue da giulj Dieci per Scudo da pagarsi all' Esibitore Registro 4.88 Num. Quaranta Vaglia per tutto lo STATO ECCLESIASTICO SACRO MONTE DELLA PIETA DI ROMA
Reverse description	Plain unprinted verso, showing bleed-through of the obverse letterpress text in mirror image. The denomination numeral '42' is printed in small typeset blocks at each of the four corners within a simple ruled border, serving as the sole intentional design element on this side.
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