Catalog
5 Lire
| Issuer | Kingdom of Italy |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette consists of a circular portrait of King Vittorio Emanuele II in left-facing profile, rendered in violet intaglio. The portrait is set within an ornate frame and guilloche background, both executed in violet with a chain motif, while distributed text appears in white reserve against the violet underprint. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, showing only the plain paper stock with faint show-through of the obverse violet intaglio impression visible when held to light. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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