Italian States 100 Liri 1874-Apr-30 (1879)

100 - 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.

Italian 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.

100 - CENTO - CENTO - 100 - CENTO - CENTO - 100 CONSORZIO DEGLI ISTITUTI DI EMISSIONE

Encircled 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.