50 lira 1933 — Italy ( Pick: 54 )
Banknote description
This note features a front side design with blue-violet and yellow brown colors set against an orange and yellow underprint, bearing seals of Type A/E. The back side design depicts the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus, with "Roma" at the end of the imprint. The dimensions of the banknote are 150 x 80 mm, and it is signed by Azzolini and Cima. The watermark on the note is of Julius Caesar.
No further details about the paper type, amount produced, or printing office are specified. The 50 lira note was part of various currency issues in Italy during the years spanning 1933 to 1940.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Azzolini and Cima
- Date of issue
- 1933-1936
- Printing office
- Not specified
- Paper
- Not specified
- Colour
- Blue-violet and yellow brown on orange and yellow underprint
- Dimensions
- 150 x 80 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 54
About this banknote
The Banca d'Italia issued the 50 Lire banknote (Pick 54) between October 11, 1933, and December 16, 1936, with signatures from Governor Vincenzo Azzolini and Cashier Giovanni Cima. This series was introduced to replace earlier issues and standardize the currency during that period.
The obverse features a wreath of fruits surrounding the watermark area, the bank's seal depicting the head of Italia in profile, colored Greek frets, stylized flowers, and geometric designs. The reverse displays the Capitoline she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, encircled by a circular chiaroscuro cornice with ovolos, and an outer cornice of a floral and fruit festoon bound by a ribbon. The watermark presents a profile of Julius Caesar. The banknote measures 137 x 77 mm and was printed by the Officina della Banca d'Italia in Rome.
