100000 lira 1985 — Italy ( Pick: 110 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 100,000 lira issued in Italy in 1985. It is cataloged under Pick number 110, classifying it within the documented banknotes of this denomination.
The front side features a dark brown and brown design on a green and olive-green underprint, depicting a couple at the center and Caravaggio on the right. The back design illustrates a fruit basket and a castle.
This note measures 157 x 70 mm and is signed by Ciampi and Stevani. The same design was also used for 100,000 lire notes issued in the years 1986, 1990, and 1992.
The front side features a dark brown and brown design on a green and olive-green underprint, depicting a couple at the center and Caravaggio on the right. The back design illustrates a fruit basket and a castle.
This note measures 157 x 70 mm and is signed by Ciampi and Stevani. The same design was also used for 100,000 lire notes issued in the years 1986, 1990, and 1992.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ciampi and Stevani
- Date of issue
- 28.10.1985
- Colour
- Dark brown and brown on green and olive-green underprint
- Dimensions
- 157 x 70 mm
- Pick catalog
- 110
About this banknote
The Bank of Italy issued the 100,000 Lire banknote (Pick 110) on September 1, 1983, with signatures from Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Stevani. This series was introduced to replace the previous 100,000 Lire note featuring Sandro Botticelli, which had been in circulation since 1978.
The obverse of the banknote displays Caravaggio's painting "Buona ventura" at the center and a portrait of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio on the right. The reverse features Caravaggio's "Canestra di frutta" on the left. The banknote measures 156 x 70 mm and was demonetized on February 28, 2002.
