2000 lira 1990 — Italy ( Pick: 115 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2000 lira issued in Italy in 1990. It is cataloged under Pick number 115.
The front side features a dark brown design on a multicolor underprint, showcasing the arms at the left center and G. Marconi on the right. The back side depicts Marconi's yacht Elettra along with radio towers. This note is printed on cotton paper and includes a security thread. It has dimensions of 150 x 75 mm and is signed by Giovanni Spadolini and Guido Carli.
The printing office for this note is the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The banknote features a combination of green, brown, blue, and purple colors.
The front side features a dark brown design on a multicolor underprint, showcasing the arms at the left center and G. Marconi on the right. The back side depicts Marconi's yacht Elettra along with radio towers. This note is printed on cotton paper and includes a security thread. It has dimensions of 150 x 75 mm and is signed by Giovanni Spadolini and Guido Carli.
The printing office for this note is the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The banknote features a combination of green, brown, blue, and purple colors.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Giovanni Spadolini and Guido Carli
- Date of issue
- 1990
- Printing office
- Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato
- Paper
- Cotton paper with security thread
- Colour
- Green, brown, blue, and purple
- Dimensions
- 150 x 75 mm
- Pick catalog
- 115
About this banknote
The Banca d'Italia issued the 2,000 lire banknote on October 24, 1990, following the Ministerial Decree of October 3, 1990. This series was introduced to honor Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian inventor renowned for developing long-distance radio transmission.
The obverse features a portrait of Marconi on the right and the emblem of the Four Maritime Republics—Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa, and Venice—at the center. The reverse displays Marconi's yacht "Elettra" and radio telegraph towers. The banknote measures 119 x 61 mm and was printed by the Officina della Banca d'Italia.
