1000 lire
Italy · 1962
A 1000 lire note from the Banca d'Italia, first issued in 1962. The front shows the composer Giuseppe Verdi, named as 'G. Verdi', in a bow tie, beside a classical head set in an orange rosette and the words 'Lire Mille'. The back is mainly ornamental, with 'Lire Mille' and the bank's name in a large guilloche roundel. Verdi, composer of operas such as Aida and La Traviata, was also a symbol of Italian unification.
- Ref
- 951
- Country
- Italy
- Issuer
- Italy
- Denomination
- 1000 lire
- Catalogue number
- Pick 96
- Date
- 1962 (catalogue date)
- Estimated value
- £3.34 to £24.75 · price guide: Numista
- Grade
- F (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1