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2 Lire
| Issuer | Ministero del Tesoro (Italian Treasury) |
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| Year | 1939 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in violet-purple on a fine guilloche underprint, with a tall vertical vignette at left containing a fascio littorio wreathed in foliage, and a matching panel at right bearing the large numeral '2' over a wheat sheaf motif. The central field carries the bold letterpress inscription 'REGNO D'ITALIA / BIGLIETTO DI STATO A CORSO LEGALE / LIRE DVE' flanked by three signature lines for the Direttore Generale del Tesoro, the Corte dei Conti, and the Cassiere Speciale. Printer credits to Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato and designer R. Garrasi appear in the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | REGNO D'ITALIA BIGLIETTO DI STATO A CORSO LEGALE LIRE DVE IL DIRETTORE GENERALE DEL TESORO Grassi VISTO PER LA CORTE DEI CONTI Porena IL CASSIERE SPECIALE Cossu 2 LIRE ISTITUTO POLIGRAFICO DELLO STATO R. GARRASI DIS. OFFICINA CARTE-VALORI |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown on a fine guilloche ground, with the large numeral '2' repeated in each corner panel alongside serial number blocks. A central rectangular vignette presents a full-length intaglio portrait of Julius Caesar in Roman military dress, rendered in a classical engraved style. Legal warning text appears in two blocks flanking the vignette at lower left and lower right, with the authorizing decree references cited below. |
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