500 lira 1976 — Italy ( Pick: 95 )
Region:
Europe
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Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 lira issued in Italy in 1976. It is cataloged under Pick number 95, identifying it within the issue. The dimensions of the note are 114 x 57 mm, and it is printed on cotton paper.
The front side design features a grayish purple on blue and multicolored underprint with an image of Mercury positioned on the right. The note includes a watermark depicting a star in a wreath. This note is classified within the catalog of banknotes for its specific design details and printing attributes.
The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome produced 300,000,000 copies of this note. Ferdinando Ventriglia, Giuseppe Impallomeni, and Ventura Signoretti are the signatories. The production year coincides with the issuance of a range of banknotes by the Italian government.
The front side design features a grayish purple on blue and multicolored underprint with an image of Mercury positioned on the right. The note includes a watermark depicting a star in a wreath. This note is classified within the catalog of banknotes for its specific design details and printing attributes.
The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome produced 300,000,000 copies of this note. Ferdinando Ventriglia, Giuseppe Impallomeni, and Ventura Signoretti are the signatories. The production year coincides with the issuance of a range of banknotes by the Italian government.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ferdinando Ventriglia (Director General of the Treasury); Giuseppe Impallomeni (Special Cashier); Ventura Signoretti (for the Court of Auditors)
- Date of issue
- 20 December 1976
- Printing office
- Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy
- Paper
- Cotton
- Colour
- Grayish purple on blue and multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 114 x 57 mm
- Amount produced
- 300,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 95
About this banknote
The Italian Ministry of the Treasury issued the 500 Lire banknote (Pick 95) on December 20, 1976. This issuance was part of a series produced between 1974 and 1979. The banknote was printed by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome, with a total production of 300,000,000 notes.
The front of the banknote features the winged head of Mercury on the right side, with gears and mechanisms in the background. The reverse side displays allegorical figures on the left. The watermark consists of a star in a wreath. The banknote measures 114 x 57 mm and is printed on cotton paper. It was demonetized on February 28, 1986.
