Official country name: Republic of Italy
1 euro = 1936.27 italian lira
Italy uses euro since 1 January 2002 – for current issues see European Union
1 euro = 100 cents ; ISO code = EUR 978
Last current banknotes of lira system
Withdrawn: 31.12.2001
Exchangeable: no possible to exchange, date expired in 06.12.2011.
1000 lire P-114; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 110 x 60 mm
Front: Maria Montessori.
Back: Montessori School.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Officina Della Banca d'Italia (Italy) - ODBI.
Watermark: Maria Montessori.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 3 Ottobre 1990.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. AA-0 000.001 to VA-1.000.000 Y. Quantity: 360 000 000. Sign 2. | - | 1.25 |
| b. AB-0 000.001 to VB-1.000.000 Y. Quantity: 360 000 000. | - | 1.25 |
| c. AC-0 000.001 to VC-1.000.000 Y. Quantity: 360 000 000. | - | 1.25 |
| d. D. Quantity: 360 000 000. Sign 3. | - | 1.25 |
| e. AE-0 000.001 to VE-1.000.000 Y. Quantity: 360 000 000. Sign 4. | - | 1.25 |
| f. AF-0 000.001 to VF-1.000.000 Y. Quantity: 360 000 000. | - | 1.25 |
| g. AG-0 000.001 to VG-1.000.000 Y. Quantity: 360 000 000. | - | 1.25 |
| h. AH-0 000.001 to VH-1.000.000 M. Quantity: 193 200 000. | - | 1.25 |
2000 lire P-115; B-NL Color: Yellow-brown Dimensions: 110 x 60 mm
Front: Guglielmo Marconi.
Back: Marconi's yacht "Elettra", Radio towers at Marconi's station Glace Bay (Nova Scotia), telegraph.
Security thread: 0,75mm wide solid security thread.
Printer: Officina Della Banca d'Italia (Italy) - ODBI.
Watermark: Portrait of Guglielmo Marconi and electrotype logo of the Bank of Italy.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 3 Ottobre 1990.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. 1990. Circumfixes: AA...A to VA...L. Quantity: 180 000 000. | - | 2.50 |
| b. 1992. Circumfixes: AB-0.000.001 To NB-0.980.000 N. Quantity: 208 800 000. Sign 2. | - | 2.50 |
5000 lire P-111; B-NL Color: Green Dimensions: 126 x 70 mm
Front: Vincenzo Bellini, interior of "Teatro Massimo - Bellini" (Catania).
Back: Scene from Bellini's opera "Norma". Allegory of "Lyrics".
Security thread:
Printer: Officina Della Banca d'Italia (Italy) - ODBI.
Watermark: Vincenzo Bellini.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 4 Gennaio 1985.
(Year of the decree is identified by the second letter of the serial number alphanumeric).
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. A = 1985. Quantity: 200 000 000. Sign 1. | - | 13. |
| b. B = 1988. Quantity: 400 000 000. Sign 2. | - | 8.50 |
| c. C = 1992. Quantity: 400 000 000. | - | 8.50 |
| d. D = 1996. Quantity: 348 000 000. Sign 4. | - | 5.50 |
10000 lire P-112; B-NL Color: Purple-blue Dimensions: 133 x 70 mm
Front: Alessandro Volta, Electrophor ("Volta Column", galvanic battery).
Back: Museum "Tempio Voltiano", Como.
Security thread: Unknown.
Printer: Officina Della Banca d'Italia (Italy) - ODBI.
Watermark: Alessandro Volta.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 3 Settembre 1984.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Quantity: 400 000 000. Sign 1. | - | 17. |
| b. Quantity: 1 200 000 000. Sign 2. | - | 13. |
| c. Quantity: 800 000 000. Sign 3. | - | 10. |
| d. Quantity: 627 000 000. Sign 4. | - | 9.00 |
Signatures:
50 000 lire P-113; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Back: Equestrian statue (by Bernini), interior of St. Peter's Church (Vatican City).
Security thread: Unknown.
Printer: Officina Della Banca d'Italia (Italy) - ODBI.
Watermark: Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 6 Febbraio 1984.
(The year of the decree is identified by the second letter of the serial number alphanumeric).
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. A = 06.02.1984. Quantity: 700.000. Sign 1. | 11. | 60. |
| b. A = 05.12.1984. Quantity: 279.300.000. | 11. | 57. |
| c. B = 28.10.1985. Quantity: 280.000.000. | 57. | 625. |
| d. C = 01.12.1986. Quantity: 280.000.000. | ||
| e. D = 25.01.1990. Quantity: 284 000 000. Sign 2. | ||
| f. E = 06.03.1992. Quantity: 4 200 000. |
P-116; B-NL.
Security thread: Solid.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 27 Maggio 1992.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. A = 1992. Quantity: 400 000 000. | - | |
| b. B = 1992. Sign 3. | - | |
| c. C = 1995 Quantity: 800 000 000. Sign 2 | - | |
| d. D = 1997. Quantity: 400 000 000. Sign 4. | - | |
| e. E = 1999. Quantity: 90 000 000. | - |
100 000 lire P-110; B-NL Color: Gray-brown Dimensions: 157 x 70 mm
Front: Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), couple from Caravaggio's painting "The Fortune Teller").
Back: Fruit basket.
Security thread: Unknown.
Printer: Officina Della Banca d'Italia (Italy) - ODBI.
Watermark: Caravaggio.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 1 Setiembre 1983.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Sign 1. Quantity: 840 000 000. | 22. | 115. |
| b. Sign 2. Quantity: 719 600 000. | 22. | 90. |
P-117; B-NL. Color: Olive-green.
Security thread: Solid.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 6 Maggio 1994.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Sign 3. Quantity: 640 000 000. | 13. | 90. |
| b. Sign 4. Quantity: 739 520 000. | 13. | 80. |
500 000 lire P-118; B-NL Color: Purple Dimensions: 163 x 78 mm
Front: Raffaello da Urbino, Triumph of Galatea.
Back: The School of Athens.
Security thread: Solid.
Printer: Officina Della Banca d'Italia (Italy) - ODBI.
Watermark: Raffaello da Urbino.
Date: Decreto Ministerial 6 Maggio 1997. Sign 4.
| Description | VF | UNC |
| a. Quantity: 280 000 000. | 145. | 360. |
Signatures:
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