Italy 1972 - 50000 LIRE Leonardo da Vinci
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Italy 1972 - 50000 LIRE Leonardo da Vinci
-.Decree 16-05-1972
-.Signatures: Carli - Barbarito
-.Rare: R
-.Grade: XF
Obverse: On the right, a bust of Leonardo da Vinci, from a self-portrait in sanguine from the collection of the Palazzo Reale Museum in Turin. The watermark reproduces Leonardo's three-quarters portrait of Saint Anne facing the centre of the note.
Reverse: In the centre, a copperplate vignette reproducing a view of the town of Vinci, Leonardo's place of birth.
Drawing: Florenzo Masino Bessi.
Etching: Mario Baiardi.
Dimensions: 166 x 82 mm. (including white margins); coloured portion, 154 x 70 mm.
Paper: high-quality pinkish Havana, watermark.
Characteristics: Copperplate and indirect typography (dry offset).
Printer: Bank of Italy Printing Works.