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500 Lire
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1947-1961 |
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| Size | 143 × 71 mm |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio vignette of Italia personified as a classical female figure in profile, laureate and draped, set within an ornate frame. The centre and right portion of the note carry large letterpress denomination text 'LIRE CINQUECENTO' over a fine guilloche underprint, with the Medusa-head vignette in the lower centre serving as the cashier's seal area. The decree date 'DECR. MIN. 14 AGOSTO 1947' appears in red along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown and grey tones, dominated by a large central guilloche panel enclosing the numeral '500' in ornate lettering. To the left is a plain rectangular watermark window, and to the right a complex interlaced guilloche roundel. The legal warning inscription runs along the lower centre, and 'BANCA D'ITALIA' is lettered across the top, with the numeral '500' repeated in each corner. |
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| Signature(s) | Einaudi & Urbini 20.03.1947 & 10.02.1948 Carli & Ripa 23.03.1961 |
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