500 lira 1946 — Italy ( Pick: 70 )
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Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 lira issued in Italy in 1946. It is cataloged under Pick number 70. Its denomination and year place it among documented banknotes.
The front side design features a dark red color on a pink underprint, accompanied by an ornate border around the note. It bears the signatures of Einaudi and Urbini. The note was produced by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome.
This banknote measures 212 x 132 mm and was part of a production run totaling 5,600,000 pieces. The color scheme consists of red and pink with figures incorporated into the border design.
The front side design features a dark red color on a pink underprint, accompanied by an ornate border around the note. It bears the signatures of Einaudi and Urbini. The note was produced by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome.
This banknote measures 212 x 132 mm and was part of a production run totaling 5,600,000 pieces. The color scheme consists of red and pink with figures incorporated into the border design.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Einaudi and Urbini
- Date of issue
- 1946-11-20
- Printing office
- Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- red and pink with figures in border around note
- Dimensions
- 212 x 132 mm
- Amount produced
- 5600000
- Pick catalog
- 70
About this banknote
The Bank of Italy issued the 500 lire banknote (Pick #70) in 1946, during the transitional period following World War II. This series was introduced to address the economic needs of post-war Italy, with the first issuance dated March 21, 1946.
The obverse features an ornate border adorned with allegorical figures, designed by Rinaldo Barbetti and engraved by Ernesto Ballarini. The watermark includes the head of Roma within an oval and the denomination "L.500" at the center. Printed by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome, this banknote was demonetized on June 30, 1953.
