Italy, 500 Lire, 20 June 1966 | Yale University Art Gallery

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1966

Medium: Paper
Dimensions: 54 mm × 108 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.30864
Geography: Made in Italy
Culture: Italian
Period: 20th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA across top, overlapping blue and yellow oval medallions in center with various patterns and 500 LIRE in center; underneath are signatures of IL DIRETT. GEN. DEL TESORO Stammati, IL CASSIERE SPECIALE Gubbio, and V. PER LA CORTE DEI CONTI Ventura SIgnoretti; eagle at l. facing r. and bust of woman at r. facing l.; wave pattern at bottom with four dolphins spaced evenly atop; BIGLIETTO DI STATO A CORSO LEGALE along bottom of the border in small print under the border I.P.S. OFF. CARTE-VALORI at l. and R. MURA DIS. at r.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: 500 in each upper corner; in center, overlapping blue and yellow oval medallions in center with various patterns and 500 LIRE in center; yellow background with tiled lines; blue-gray wave pattern at bottom; in small print at bottom LEGGE 31-3-1966, N. 171 E DECR.P.R. 20-6-1966

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

Italian lira, money, paper money

Marks

Watermark: pattern around edges

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