Catalog
50 lira
| Issuer | Hranilnica Ljubljanske Pokrajine (Sparkasse der Provinz Laibach) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red-brown on a pale pink paper with a wave-pattern guilloche underprint. At left, an octagonal vignette encloses a intaglio portrait of a peasant woman in traditional headscarf holding a sheaf of grain. The central field carries the bilingual title DENARNA NAKAZNICA ZA in Slovene, with the large ornate numeral 50 set within decorative scroll-work, followed by the denomination legend LIR PETDESET. Below, a block of authorising text references the decree of 14 September 1944 and the backing deposit at the Banca d'Italia, above the issuer name HRANILNICA LJUBLJANSKE POKRAJINE and two manuscript signatures under the titles Predsednik and Glavni ravnatelj. A circular stamp impression appears at right, and serial number and series letter Ser. B are printed at each corner. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | DENARNA NAKAZNICA ZA 50 LIR PETDESET Ta nakaznica je pod oblastvenem nadzorstvom krita z vezanim dobroimetjem pri Banca d'Italia. Zamenja se prinositeljу v toku, ki ga določi Šef pokrajinske uprave v Ljubljani, v veljavne novčanice Banca d'Italia. Izdana na osnovi odloka Šefa pokrajinske uprave v Ljubljani z dne 14. IX. 1944, VII. št. 4504/1. HRANILNICA LJUBLJANSKE POKRAJINE Predsednik: Glavni ravnatelj: Ponarejanje je kaznivo po zakonu. Ser. B |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The Hranilnica Ljubljanske Pokrajine was a savings institution operating under Italian and subsequently German occupation administration in the Province of Ljubljana. This 50 lira note belongs to the 1944 emergency series issued during the chaotic final phase of German control over the region, when the province's monetary situation was complicated by the coexistence of Italian lira-denominated instruments, German occupation policy, and the partisan economic sphere operating in parallel.
Janez Trpin's involvement is notable — he was a Slovenian graphic artist whose work on this series represents one of the few occupation-period issues with a locally credited designer rather than an imported plate.