Allied Military Currency, 100 Lire, 1943 Manufacturer: Allied Military
Printer: Forbes Lithographic Manufacturing Company (American)

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1943

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Paper

Dimensions

66 mm × 155 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.31193

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Purple decorative border with diagonal "100" in each cornerpiece, ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY across bottom border. ISSUED IN ITALY in circular medallion to either side of center. In middle, 100 LIRE inside purple hexagonal vignette. SERIES OF 1943 A / ONE HUNDRED LIRE in small print at top l. and CENTO LIRE / SERIES OF 1943 A at bottom r. Background of radiating blue pattern.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Beige background pattern and skinny border. ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY in center rectangular vignette. Two oval frames, one on either side, with rectangular text box; in l., FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF RELIGION; in r., FREEDOM FROM WAN / FREEDOM FROM FEAR Rectangular vignette in center reading ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

Italian lira, money, paper money

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