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5 Lire - Victor Emanuel III
| Issuer | Ministero delle Finanze (Ministry of Finance), Italy |
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| Year | 1940-1944 |
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| Size | 98 × 61 mm |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed portrait of Vittorio Emanuele III in military uniform with decorations, set within an oval guilloche vignette at left. To the right, a large ornate numeral '5' flanked by the words 'LIRE CINQUE LIRE' is superimposed over a fine architectural underprint of a cathedral facade rendered in intaglio. The title 'REGNO D'ITALIA' and subtitle 'BIGLIETTO DI STATO A CORSO LEGALE' appear at upper right, with the printer's name, date, and two manuscript signatures at the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in steel-blue intaglio on a cream ground, the central vignette shows a Fascist eagle with spread wings perched atop a fasces, set against a fine guilloche background. A circular denomination panel bearing '5 LIRE' occupies the left cartouche, while a large rosette guilloche medallion fills the right cartouche. The serial number appears in all four corners, and a legal text band runs along the upper and lower borders. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 LIRE REGIO DECRETO LEGGE 20 MAGGIO 1935 XIII N. 874 E DECRETO MINISTERIALE 27 OTTOBRE 1939 XVII (Translation: Five Lire / Royal Decree-Law 20 May 1935 XIII No. 874 and Ministerial Decree 27 October 1939 XVII) |
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