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75 Lire - State Polygraphic Institute
| Issuer | Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Value | 75 Lire (75 ITL) |
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| Obverse description | An ornate intaglio-printed baroque cartouche frames the central text field, with scrollwork, wave motifs, and foliate garlands at the top and bottom borders. The denomination LIRE 75 is printed in red letterpress at centre, below the issuing authority inscriptions. Series letter and red serial number appear at upper left and upper right respectively. |
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| Reverse description | Plain white paper reverse bearing a single circular ink validation stamp at centre, reading ANTICHITÀ DI OSTIA with a date applied at point of entry. A faint embossed seal is also visible at the right edge. |
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This is not a banknote in any conventional sense. The Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali issued a series of philatelic and numismatic souvenirs in the late 1970s, and this 75 Lire piece falls squarely into that category — a commemorative printed by the State Polygraphic Institute's own security press, intended for collectors rather than the cash economy. The face value of 75 Lire corresponded to the contemporary first-class postage rate, a deliberate nod to the postal-philatelic market at which these items were aimed.