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500 Lire
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1941-1943 |
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| Value | 500 Lire (500 ITL) |
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| Obverse description | At right, an allegorical female figure seated in classical robes holds a sheaf of wheat, rendered in fine intaglio engraving after Capranesi's design. The central guilloche oval panel carries the issuer's name BANCA D'ITALIA and denomination LIRE CINQUECENTO in bold letterpress, with the clause PAGABILE A VISTA AL PORTATORE below. The left portion of the note is occupied by an ornate rectangular lattice underprint with a blank oval reserve, flanked by elaborate floral and foliate border elements in multicolour. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an allegorical group of three classical figures in high-relief sculptural style: a seated male personification of Italy flanked by two attendant figures, one holding a staff or sceptre, enclosed within a large guilloche oval wreath of laurel and oak. Repeated denomination inscriptions CINQUE CENTO run across the top and bottom margins within the ornate border. A blank circular watermark reserve appears at left, with corner rosette ornaments and fine lathe-work guilloche filling the remaining field. |
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| Protection description | Watermark consisting of a portrait or pattern visible in the blank oval reserve at left on the obverse. |
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