50 Centesimi

Issuer	Consorzio Nazionale (Kingdom of Italy)
Year	1875-1881
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Value	50 Centesimi (0.50 ITL)
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Obverse description	At left, a large encircled numeral '50' is overlaid on a light blue guilloche underprint of leaves and branches; a matching encircled '50' at right appears in a warm ochre underprint of similar foliate ornament. Central letterpress text in black carries the issue authority, denomination, legal basis and delegate titles, with the denomination repeated multiple times across the face. Series number printed in black at upper right and lower left.
Obverse lettering	REGNO D`ITALIA - 50 - REGNO D`ITALIA BIGLIETTO CONSORZIALE a corso forzoso, inconvertibile CINQUANTA CENTESIMI Legge 30 aprile 1874 IL DELEGATO DEL CONSORZIO IL DELEGATO GOVERNATIVO (Translation: KINGDOM OF ITALY - 50 - KINGDOM OF ITALY CONSORTIUM TICKET forced tender, inconvertible FIFTY CENTS Law 30 April 1874 THE CONSORTIUM DELEGATE THE GOVERNMENT DELEGATE)
Reverse description	At left, a vignette of Italia Turrita in profile facing right, rendered in light blue with surrounding decorative ornament. At right, the legal warning text appears within a circular guilloche frame in white against the blue ground, with the denomination '50 centesimi' repeated across the design. Serial number printed in red at upper right and lower left.
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