500 lira 1979 — Italy ( Pick: 94 )
Region:
Europe
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Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 lira issued in Italy in 1979. It is cataloged under Pick number 94.
The design features grayish purple on a blue background with a multicolored underprint. The front side displays Mercury on the right, with the dates 14.2.1974 and 2.4.1979 incorporated into the design. This note includes three signature varieties and has a watermark of a star within a wreath.
It was produced on cotton paper with dimensions of 114 x 57 mm. The printing office for this banknote was the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The earlier lira became obsolete, and the new lira was introduced to replace it on December 29, 1947.
The design features grayish purple on a blue background with a multicolored underprint. The front side displays Mercury on the right, with the dates 14.2.1974 and 2.4.1979 incorporated into the design. This note includes three signature varieties and has a watermark of a star within a wreath.
It was produced on cotton paper with dimensions of 114 x 57 mm. The printing office for this banknote was the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The earlier lira became obsolete, and the new lira was introduced to replace it on December 29, 1947.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ruggiero / Impallomeni / Betti
- Date of issue
- 2 April 1979
- Printing office
- Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato
- Paper
- Cotton paper
- Colour
- Grayish purple on blue and multicolored underprint
- Dimensions
- 114 x 57 mm
- Amount produced
- Unknown
- Pick catalog
- 94
About this banknote
The Bank of Italy issued this 500 lira banknote series beginning in 1974. It was introduced as part of a series to modernize and standardize Italy's currency during a period of economic transition. The note saw continued circulation into the late 1970s to meet currency demands.
The front side of the note features a design in grayish purple on a blue and multicolored underprint, with the depiction of Mercury on the right. It includes signatures of Ruggiero, Impallomeni, and Betti. The watermark features a star in a wreath, and it was printed by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato.
