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1000 Lire Montessori
| Issuer | Banca d'Italia |
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| Year | 1990-2001 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Franco Zannotti Reverse: Anna De Angelis |
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| Obverse lettering | 1000 LIRE MILLE PAGABILI A VISTA AL PORTATORE OFFICINA DELLA BANCA D'ITALIA M.MONTESSORI IL GOVERNATORE IL CASSIERE GIO. PINO INV. F. ZANNOTTI INC. BANCA D'ITALIA (Translation: 1000 Lire - One Thousand - Payable to the Bearer at Sight - Officina della Banca d'Italia - M. Montessori - The Governor - The Cashier - Gio. Pino, designer - F. Zannotti, engraver - Banca d'Italia) |
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| Variants | P#114a - signatures: Ciampi & Speziali P#114b - signatures: Fazio & Speziali P#114c - signatures: Fazio & Amici |
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The 1000 Lire Montessori was the last note of its denomination issued by Banca d'Italia before the lira's absorption into the euro. Maria Montessori had appeared on Italian currency before — on the 1000 Lire of 1950 — making this a deliberate return rather than a first honour. She remains one of very few women to have appeared on Italian banknotes across multiple distinct series.
Three signature combinations exist across the note's eleven-year run, reflecting consecutive governorships: Ciampi signed before moving to the Treasury Ministry in 1993, Fazio succeeded him, and the Speziali-to-Amici shift in the cashier's position accounts for the third variant. Collectors targeting the full signature set need all three.