Italy 1 Million Lire – Brick of 1000 Lire D.1990 (LG 017100 P) UNC

One Million Lire – "Brick" of 1000 x 1000 Lire D.1990 (© Front: Portrait of Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952) in mature age. A seal depicting winged lion of St. Mark, symbol of Venice above three shields of Genoa, Pisa and Amalfi. Back: Painting artwork "Children at the studio" by the painter Armando Spadini (Florence 1883 - Rome 1925) owned by the Bank of Italy and located in the Palazzo Koch in Rome. Watermark: Portrait of Maria Montessori; electrotype logo of the Bank of Italy. Security features: Solid, embedded 0,75mm wide vertical security thread. Consecutively running black horizontal serial numbers on the front of the banknote. Security fibres (hairs) fluoresce while being exposed to ultraviolet light. Watermarked paper. Predominant colour: Red-violet. Artist: Drawing: Giovanni Pino. Engraving: Franco Zannotti (front); A. de Angelis (back). Signatures: Antonio Fazio (Governor - Il Governatore); Angelo Amici (Cashier - Il Cassiere). Issuer: Banca d'Italia. Legislation: Ministerial Decree of 3 October 1990. Date of issue: 27 December 1990. Date of withdrawal: 1 January 2002. Legal tender: Until 29 February 2012. Total issue: 2.715.850.000. Material: Cotton paper. Printing method: Calcografia (intaglio) and letter-set (letterpress). Printer: Officina della Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy Printing Works) ©) (Top Serial # LG 017100 P) UNC

Original Bank of Italy sealed and stamped "brick" of 1000 banknotes (10 bundles)

Dimensions: 112 x 61 mm

Catalogue Number: P-114c (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B465c (Banknote Book)

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint) GRADING INFO

Texts: Banca d'Italia. Lire Mille. Pagabili a vista al portatore. La legge punisce i fabbricatori e gli spacciatori di biglietti falsi. One Thousand Italian Lira.