Information:
| Reference | P#7 |
| Country | Italian States |
| Period | Italy • Lira (1861-2001) |
| Currency | Liri |
| Denomination | 100 Liri |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Ruler | Vittorio Emanuele II (1861-1878) |
| Issuing entity | Compulsory consortium of issuing institutions (Consorzio obbligatorio degli istituti di emissione) |
| Year | 1874 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 12.04.1888 |
| Size (WxH) | 195x104 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse text100 - CENTO LIRE
REGNO D'ITALIA
BIGLIETTO CONSORZIALE
A CORSO FORZOSO, INCONVERTIBILE.
vale CENTO lire
Legge 30 Aprile 1874
Il Delegato del Consorzio
Il Delegato Governativo
CENTO LIRE - 100
La legge punisce i fabbricatori di biglietti falsi, chi li introduce e li usa nel Regno e chi, avendoli ricevuti per veri, li rimette in circolazione dopo conosciutane la falsità.
Obverse symbolItalian Kingdom coat of arms at upper center, held by two little cherubs.
Encircled legal text at bottom left and upper right.
Encircled denomination 100 at upper left and bottom right.
Denomination "CENTO LIRE" held by a little cherub facing up on the center left and by a little cherub facing down on the center right.
On bottom center: sitting Italia Turrita benevolent towards two children lying down at her feet, the one on the left holding a fishing hook (allegory of commerce), the one on the right holding a gear (allegory of industry).
Head of god Mercurio (Ermes) on bottom right and upper left.
Head of god Bacco (Dioniso) on bottom left and upper right.
All the elements connected with decorations of flowers, leaves and branches, everything in blue color.
Text in black at center.
Decoration in light brown at center, in transparency behind the text, with repeated denomination "CENTO" and "100".
Matrix on the left border with writing "Regno d'Italia" in blue color.
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse text100 - CENTO - CENTO - 100 - CENTO - CENTO - 100
CONSORZIO DEGLI ISTITUTI DI EMISSIONE
Reverse symbolEncircled portrait of Italia Turrita facing left at center.
Repeated denomination 100 in letter and number on each corner, at upper and bottom center, in the central circle border and inside the right border matrix, everything in dark grey color.
Decoration connecting all the elements, passing around the two external circles, in light grey-violet color.
Series Number on top left and bottom right.
Serial Number on top right and bottom left.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1874-Apr-30 (1877) | Signatures: Dell'Ara - Mirone. Serial Number from 1-00.001 to 60-10.000 (D.M. 04.08.1877) | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1874-Apr-30 (1879) | Signatures: Dell'Ara - Mirone. Serial Number from 61-00.001 to 75-10.000 (D.M. 03.02.1879) | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||