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5000 Lire
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1947-1949 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in blue on a light ground with a guilloche underprint. The heading 'BANCA D'ITALIA' appears across the upper portion, flanked by a circular intaglio vignette of the Medusa head at centre, which also serves as the Bank's seal. The main body carries the provisional bearer clause in Italian script lettering, with the serial number in the upper left and the denomination 'Lit. 5.000' to the upper right. Two signature panels for the Governor and the Cashier appear at the lower centre, with ministerial decree references printed vertically in the left margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCA D'ITALIA CAPITALE VERSATO LIRE 300.000.000 L. it 5.000 Titolo provisorio al portatore e a vista equivalente a biglietti di banca per la somma complessiva di lire Cinquemila IL GOVERNATORE IL CASSIERE OFFICINA CARTE-VALORI BANCA D'ITALIA - ROMA (Translation: Bank of Italy Paid-up capital 300,000,000 lire 5,000 Italian lire Provisional bearer and on-demand security equivalent to banknotes for the total sum of five thousand lire The Governor The Cashier Banknote Printing Works Bank of Italy - Rome) |
| Reverse description | The reverse repeats the same design layout as the obverse, printed in blue with a guilloche underprint, and carries the denomination and the provisional bearer clause in the same italic script. Ministerial decree references are again printed vertically along the left margin, with the serial number and 'Lit. 5.000' in the upper register. |
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