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500 Lire
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1943-1946 |
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| Printer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1928-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA D'ITALIA / CINQUECENTO LIRE / PAGABILI A VISTA AL PORTATORE / IL GOVERNATORE / IL CASSIERE / RIN. BARBETTI INV. E DIS. E. BALLARINI INC. / DECRETO MINISTERIALE 20 LUGLIO 1896 |
| Reverse description | Rose-red intaglio composition centered on a large oval guilloche vignette, within which a standing female allegorical figure is flanked by denomination panels reading 500 LIRE on either side. To the left, a tall sculptural vignette of a winged female figure surmounts a column with attendant putti, while the right side presents an intaglio bust portrait of Roma in profile, set above classical vessels and globe motifs. The upper register is populated with flying putti and angels, and an orange-printed circular medallion at the lower center bears an allegorical device. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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