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5 Lire Allied Military Currency
| Issuer | Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories (AMGOT) |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Value | 5 Lire (5 ITL) |
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| Obverse description | The face is dominated by a central guilloche underprint in reddish-brown, against which the denomination '5 LIRE' is printed in large bold letterpress type at centre. The inscriptions 'ISSUED IN ITALY' appear in the upper portion, with 'SERIES 1943' repeated twice at left and lower right. The numeral '5' appears at each of the four corners, and a green ornamental border with scrollwork frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in turquoise-green, with a central oval cartouche bearing the inscription 'ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY' set within an intricate guilloche framework of concentric geometric lathe-work patterns. The Four Freedoms — 'FREEDOM OF SPEECH', 'FREEDOM OF RELIGION', 'FREEDOM FROM WANT', and 'FREEDOM FROM FEAR' — are inscribed one at each corner of the design, the whole enclosed by a fine ornamental outer border. |
| Reverse lettering | FREEDOM OF SPEECH FREEDOM OF RELIGION ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY FREEDOM FROM WANT FREEDOM FROM FEAR |
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