Italy, 1 Lira, 23 November 1944 Manufacturer: Repubblica Italiana
Magistrate: Director General of the Treasury Gino Bolaffi, Italian
Magistrate: for the Court of Auditors Cavallaro, Italian
Magistrate: Special Cashier Giovinco, Italian

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1944

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Paper

Dimensions

41 mm × 77 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.31186

Geography

Made in Italy

Culture

Italian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: pink background, brown writing, border with dots around left two-thirds. BIGLIETTO DI STATO / A CORSO LEGALE / VNA LIRA. 1 in small medallion underneath. Signatures underneath of IL DIRETT. GEN. DEL TESORO, Bolaffi, IL CASSIERE SPECIALE Giovinco, and V. PER LA CORTE DEI CONTI, Cavallaro. Large L.1 in background. in l. third, bust of Italia facing l. in oval medallion with legend *****ITALIA*****MINISTERO DEL TESORO and circular decorations above and below medallion.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Green with small border. 3 medallions, fancy "1" in l. and r. with center medallion reading LA LEGGE PUNISCE I FABBRICATORI E GLI SPACCIATORI DI BIGLIETTI FALSI. At top, R.D.L. 20 MAGGIO 1935, N. 874; at bottom, D. MIN. 23 NOVEMBRE 1944. In small print on r., horizontal, I.P.S. OFF. CARTE-VALORI
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

Marks

Watermark: 3 wavy lines

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