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Italy currency note, 2 lire, issued by the Fascist government

Object | Accession Number: 2009.263.29

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    Italy currency note, 2 lire, issued by the Fascist government

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    2 lire bank note issued in Italy from 1935-1944 when it was ruled by the Fascist government of Benito Mussolini.
    Date
    issue:  1935 May 20-1944 November 23
    Geography
    issue: Italy
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Diana Nikkels
    Markings
    front center and right, green ink : BIGLIETTO DI STATO / A CORSO LEGALE / DUE LIRE / IL DIRETT. GEN. DEL TESORO F.F IL CASSIERE SPECIALS / VI PER LA CORTE DEI CONTI / illegible signatures
    front, top within banner, green ink : ITALIA
    front, bottom banner, green ink : MINISTERO DEL TESORO
    front top, serial and series numbers, black ink : 135 926936
    front bottom, serial and series numbers, black ink: 926936 135
    back, top banner, orange ink : R.D.L. 20 MAGGIO 1935, N. 874
    back, bottom banner, orange ink : D. MIN. 23 NOVEMBRE 1944

    Physical Details

    Language
    Italian
    Classification
    Exchange Media
    Category
    Money
    Physical Description
    Rectangular offwhite paper currency. Face has a graphic design in yellow ink with a dark yellow border. On the left is an oval medallion of the left profile of a woman’s face with surrounding scrollwork in green ink. There are banners at the top and bottom within the scrollwork. On the right is text in Italian in green ink, with a small numerical denomination medallion in center and repeating serial and series numbers in black ink. The back has an orange background with a scroll border. The text and design are in orange ink. There are medallions with the numeric denomination in all four corners. In the center is an octagon medallion surrounded by two circular medallions. The octagon has text in orange, and the 2 circular medallions have the numeric denomination. There are banners with text at the center top and bottom.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 3.250 inches (8.255 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The paper money was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2009 by Diana Nikkels, the granddaughter of Abigael de Vries and the daughter of Ingeborg de Vries Nikkels.
    Record last modified:
    2022-07-28 18:26:18
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