Italy 100000 Lire 6.5.1994 (AA 077778 W) (barely circulated) XF-AU

100000 Lire 6.5.1994 (Front: Portrait of Caravaggio, reproduced from a drawing by the painter Ottavio Leoni, preserved in Florence at the Marucellian Library. Detail of the painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio "The Fortune Teller" (Second version, c. 1595), held in Paris at the Louvre Museum. A branch taken from a detail of the painting of Caravaggio's "Rest during the Flight into Egypt" (c. 1597), held in Rome at the Galleria Doria Pamphilj-Pamphili. Logo depicting winged lion of St. Mark, symbol of Venice above three shields of Genoa, Pisa and Amalfi. Back: "Basket of Fruit" (c. 1599) by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), which is displayed in Biblioteca Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan. Main colours: Brown and pale-green. Composition: Guglielmo Savini. Engraving: Trento Cionini (front); Giorgio Capponi (back). Legislation: Ministerial Decree of 6 May 1994. Paper: High-quality, slightly coloured, special pulp, watermark, luminous fibrils and a vertical security thread. Characteristics: Calcografia (intaglio) and letter-set (letterpress). Watermark: Portrait of Caravaggio, logo of the bank with initials "BI" and three vertical bars with shade effect. Signatures: Antonio Fazio and Speziali (1994) (Il Governatore; Il Cassiere). Printer: Officina della Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy Printing Works)) (Serial # AA 077778 W) (barely circulated) XF-AU

Remark: The year of issue for these Italian banknote series is identified by the second letter of the serial number: A = 1994, B = 1995, C = 1996, D = 1997, E = 1998.

Dimensions: 157 x 69 mm

Catalogue Number: P-117a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)

Grade/condition: Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated (XF-AU) (barely- circulated, used)

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