Catalog
500 Lire
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1938-1939 |
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| Reference(s) | P#3 |
| Obverse description | At right, a classical allegorical female figure — a peasant woman — seated and holding a sheaf of grain and a sickle, rendered in fine intaglio style. The centre carries a large oval guilloche underprint with the denomination LIRE CINQUECENTO in bold letterpress, below the legend BANCA D'ITALIA and PAGABILE A VISTA AL PORTATORE. The heading SERIE SPECIALE AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA runs across the top, with a circular blank watermark panel at left, and floral ornamental borders framing the entire face. |
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| Reverse description | The crowned arms of the House of Savoy appear at left, flanked by allegorical figures representing Economy, Law, and Finance in classical intaglio engraving. A seal is positioned below the central vignette, with ornamental guilloche borders surrounding the composition. |
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| Protection description | Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci wearing a cap |
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