Italy 50000 Lira banknote 1977
Obverse: On the left, "Portrait of a Young Lady", original drawing by Guglielmo Savini. On the right, a fixed-point watermark showing the same portrait.
Reverse: Architectonic elements.
Drawing: Guglielmo Savini.
Etching: Alberto Canfarini.
Dimensions: 149 x 70 mm. (excluding white margins).
Paper: high-quality, slightly coloured, special pulp, watermark, luminous fibrils and a vertical security thread.
Characteristics: Copperplate and letterset.
Printer: Bank of Italy Printing Works.
No. notes authorized: 632,800,000.
Legislation: Ministerial Decree of 13 June 1977.
Italian banknotes and paper money from Italy
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