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50 000 Lire Bernini - 1st type
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1984-1990 |
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| Reference(s) | P#113 |
| Obverse description | At right, a fine intaglio portrait of sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini is rendered in classical engraved style against a guilloche underprint in purple and grey tones. To the left center, a vignette of the Fontana del Tritone in Rome is set within an elaborate decorative surround. The denomination 50000 and the issuer title BANCA D'ITALIA appear in bold letterpress, with two serial numbers printed in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | At left center, a large intaglio vignette presents the Scala Regia of the Vatican, its colonnaded perspective rendered with meticulous engraved line work evoking depth and grandeur. At center, an equestrian statue is executed in deep intaglio against a multicolored guilloche underprint in violet and ochre tones. The numeral 50000 appears in bold at upper right, accompanied by a cautionary legal inscription along the lower right margin. |
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| Protection description | the Gian Lorenzo Bernini portrait visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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