Kingdom of Italy

Regno d'Italia

Banca d'Italia

Type "Big Letter" (issues 1896-1950)

REFERENCE: Bank cards of the Bank of Italy (Banca d'Italia). Type "Big Letter" tickets samples 1896-1897, and their later modifications. (issues 1896-1950)

ALFA
cat. # P
face value
year
Description/Notes
OBVERSE
REVERSE

Banca d'Italia

50 lire sample 1896 g "Big letter L"
Issues under Umberto I. Types of seals A/D.
BI.110
P:38a
50 lire
1896
Sign. Marchiori , Nazari. 12.9.1896 Series A1-V43

BI.111
NL
50 lire
1899
Sign. Marchiori , Accame. 9.12.1899. Batches A44-Q49

BI.112
P:38b
50 lire
1899
Sign. Stringher , Accame. 9.12.1899. Batches R49-V86

Issues under Victor Emmanuel III. Types of seals A/D.
BI.113-121
P:38b
50 lire
1899
Sign. Stringher , Accame. 1906-1910. Batches A87-V174

BI.122-140
P:38c
50 lire
1912
Sign. Stringher , Sacchi. 2.1.1912-4.10.1918. Batches A175-H325

BI.141-142
P:38d
50 lire
1919
Sign. Canavai , Sacchi. 22.1.1919; 12.5.1919. Batches I325-H435 * 1

BI.143-162
P:38e
50 lire
1919
Sign. Stringher , Sacchi. 15.8.1919-29.6.1926. Batches I345-V635

Issues under Victor Emmanuel III. Types of seals A/E.
ST - IL DIRETTORE GENERALE, IL CASSIRE
BI.165-170
P:47a
50 lire
1926
Sign. Stringher , Sacchi. 8.9.1926-2.6.1928. Batches A636-V865

ST - IL GOVERNATORE, IL CASSIRE
BI.172-180
P:47b
50 lire
1929
Sign. Stringher , Cima. 15.1.1929-17.11.1930. Batches A866-V1225

BI.181-195
P:47c
50 lire
1931
Sign. Azzolini , Cima. 2.3.1931-17.3.1936. Batches A1226-V1797
Variants: 100 lira sample 1897 g "Big Letter B" by date.

500 lira sample 1898 g "Big letter C" (brown background, dark blue figure)
Issues under Umberto I. Types of seals A/D.
BI.432-433
P:40b
500 lire
1898
Sign. Marchiori , Accame. 25.10.1898-9.12.1899 Series A1-L5 * 2

BI.434
P:40c
500 lire
1899
Sign. Stringher , Accame. 9.12.1899. Batches M5-V7

Issues under Victor Emmanuel III. Types of seals A/D
BI.435-438
P:40c
500 lire
1905
Sign. Stringher , Accame. 1905-15.11.1909. Batches A8-L13

BI.439-448
P:40d
500 lire
1910
Sign. Stringher , Sacchi. 9.6.1910; 6.12.1918. Batches M13-L34

BI.450
P:40e
500 lire
1919
Sign. Canovai , Sacchi. 12.5.1919. Batches M34-L36 * 1

BI.451-457
P:40f
500 lire
1919
Sign. Stringher , Sacchi. 15.8.1919; 12.2.1921. Batches M36-L51 * 3

Variants: 500 lira of the 1898 model "Big Letter C" by date.

1000 lire sample 1896 g "Big letter M" (without portrait on RV)
Issues under Umberto I. Types of seals A/D.
BI.560
P:41a
1.000 lire
1897
Sign. Marchiori , Nazari. 16.12.1897. Batches A1-V2

BI.561
P:41b
1.000 lire
1899
Sign. Marchiori , Accame. 2.12.1899. Batches A3-L3

BI.561A
P:41c
1.000 lire
1899
Sign. Stringher , Accame. 9.12.1899. Batches M3-V4

Issues under Victor Emmanuel III. Types of seals A/D
BI.562-564
P:41c
1.000 lire
1906
Sign. Stringher , Accame. 1906-1910. Batches A5-M7

BI.565-579
P:41d
1.000 lire
1911
Sign. Stringher , Sacchi. 13.11.1911-1.7.1918. Batches N7-V40

Variants: 1000 lira sample 1896 g "Big Letter M" by date.

Notes:

*1 - Canavai - Vice Direttore

* 2 - The Peak catalog indicates the existence of 500 lira with signatures - Marchiori - Nazari. 25.10.1898 R40a

* 3- it is most likely that a scan of a counterfeit banknote is presented.

*4- Introna - Commisaro

333333-Italy 50 sample lire 1896 g -44444

333333-Italy 1000 sample lire 1896 g -44444