Overview

Issued by the Banca d’Italia under the ministerial decree of 3 October 1990, this 1000 Lire banknote was one of the last Italian Lira notes before the euro. The front shows Maria Montessori, the pioneering educator, and the back shows two schoolchildren at work – a tribute to her teaching method.

Key Features & Details:

• Country: Italy
• Issuer: Banca d’Italia
• Currency: Italian Lira (ITL)
• Denomination: 1000 Lire
• Year: Decree of 3 October 1990
• Obverse (Front): A portrait of the educator Maria Montessori beside the winged lion of St Mark and the shield of the Banca d’Italia, with a large figure 1000 and the wording “Lire Mille”
• Reverse (Back): Two schoolchildren, a girl and a boy, writing together over an open book, with the large figure 1000
• Serial Number: CF 193333 T
• Condition: UNC (Uncirculated) – crisp original paper with sharp corners and bright original colours

Please Note:

The note in the photographs, with the serial number listed above, is the exact note you will receive.