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10 Lire
| Issuer | Ministero del Tesoro (Ministry of the Treasury), Italy |
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| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Left vignette presents an intaglio portrait bust of Jupiter rendered in the classical sculptural style, facing right. The centre field is blank, flanked by intricate guilloche borders and ornamental Celtic-knot motifs at top and bottom centre. The heading BIGLIETTO DI STATO / A CORSO LEGALE appears at upper centre, with the denomination VALE DIECI LIRE in bold letterpress at right, alongside signature lines. |
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| Reverse description | Two allegorical male figures representing Agriculture and Industry flank the central denomination numeral 10, rendered within a guilloche underprint panel. The left figure holds a sheaf and a scythe, while the right figure grasps a hammer and a cog, both executed in high-relief intaglio engraving. Decorative guilloche borders frame the composition, with the legal warning text inscribed in a cartouche at upper centre. |
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| Protection description | Flower with two tulip-shaped leaves. |
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