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Banca d'Italia. Lire Cinquantamila - 50000 Italian Lire.
The Italian lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002.
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Obverse: Self-portrait of Italian artist, sculptor, architect and painter Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680), Galleria Borghese, Rome and a detail of the sculptor's Triton Fountain in Piazza Barberini, Rome; Seal depicting winged lion of St. Mark, symbol of Venice above three shields of Genoa, Pisa and Amalfi.
Reverse: "Equestrian statue of the Emperor Constantine" by Bernini (Vatican City) and a reproduction of a study for a medal commemorating the inauguration of the Royal Staircase in Vatican City (the drawing is in the collection of the Vatican Apostolic Library) and a section of the staircase, taken from the original drawing, also in the Library's collection.
Watermark consists of three elements: on the left, the same self-portrait of Bernini; immediately below it, in ligne claire, the "BI" monogram between ornamental motifs; to the right, chiaroscuro reproductions of adjacent rectangular figures, the long side vertical.
Legislation: Ministerial Decree of 27 May 1992.
Drawing: Giovanni Pino.
Etching: Alberto Canfarini, Franco Zannotti.
Dimensions: 149 x 70 mm.
Paper: high-quality, slightly coloured, special pulp, watermark, luminous fibrils and a vertical security thread.
Characteristics: Copperplate and letterset.
Printer: Bank of Italy Printing Works (Officina della Banca d'Italia).
Notes Issued: 1,600,000,000.
50,000 lire, (€ 25.82)