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2 Lire
| Issuer | Ministero del Tesoro (Italian Ministry of Treasury) |
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| Year | 1894-1898 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of King Umberto I in military uniform set within an octagonal frame at left, printed in blue-grey intaglio on a fine guilloche underprint. The right half carries the bold letterpress legend 'BUONO di CASSA a corso legale da DUE lire' over an ornate scrollwork background, with serial numbers appearing at upper and lower right and the royal decree reference along the left margin. Two manuscript signatures appear at bottom centre, attributed to the Cassiere Speciale and the Delegato della Corte dei Conti, beneath the issuing authority inscription 'REGNO D'ITALIA'. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red-orange on a fine guilloche ground, the reverse is composed of three circular vignettes in a horizontal row: at left, a large ornamental numeral '2'; at centre, the Savoy coat of arms — a quartered shield surmounted by a royal crown and supported by laurel branches — set within an octagonal frame; and at right, a text medallion bearing the guarantee clause affirming full silver coin backing by the State Treasury. Decorative interlaced borders frame the composition, with the ministerial decree date inscribed in banners at top and bottom. |
| Reverse lettering | DECRETO MINISTERIALE 22 FEBBRAIO 1894 REG.TO ALLA CORTE DEI CONTI IL 23 FEBBRAIO 1894 I BUONI DI CASSA POSTI IN CIRCOLAZIONE SONO GARANTITI E COPERTI PER INTERO DA MONETE DIVISIONALI ITALIANE D'ARGENTO, IMMOBILIZZATE NELLE TESORERIE DELLO STATO, E DESTINATE ESPRESSAMENTE A QUESTO SCOPO OFF. GOV. CARTE-VALORI . TORINO |
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