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Banca d'Italia. Lire Cinquemila - 5000 Italian Lire.
The Italian lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002.
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Obverse: Portrait of Vincenzo Bellini from an etching by G. Bozza after a drawing by Natale Schiavoni; alongside, a view of the interior of the Massimo Bellini Theatre in Catania.
Reverse: A stylized representation of a scene from Norma, the main elements being a tree and a column with pediment and the reproduction of the statue of Norma taken from the sculptor Giulio Monteverde's monument to Bellini in Catania.
Watermark consists of three elements: on the left, the same portrait of Bellini; 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 4 January 1985.
Drawing: Guglielmo Savini.
Etching: Trento Cionini.
Dimensions: 126 x 70 mm.
Paper: High-quality, slightly colored, 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: 1,400,000,000.
5,000 lire = (€ 2.58)