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5000 Lire Republica Veneta
| Issuer | Venice (Italian States) |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Procuratie Vecchie arcade on Piazza San Marco, rendered in fine intaglio line work. To the right, a detailed engraving of the winged Lion of Saint Mark atop its column. Green and pink guilloche underprint fills the background. |
| Reverse lettering | 5000 REPUBLICA VENETA LIRE CINQUEMILA 5000 CAMPIONE SENZA VALORE • NO VALUE • ESSAY NOTE |
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Venice issued no currency in 2014 — it has not been a sovereign state since Napoleon ended the Republic in 1797. This note is a modern commemorative or fantasy piece, produced for the Venetian independence movement that held an unofficial referendum in March 2014. That vote, organized online by pro-secession activists, claimed roughly 89% support for independence from Italy, generating considerable press before being dismissed by Rome as legally meaningless.
The hologram is a nod to anti-counterfeiting credibility the note does not legally require. It never circulated as currency and was never intended to.