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🏦 General Information
Country: Italy 🇮🇹
Denomination: 2000 Lire
Year Issued: 1992
Issuing Authority: Banca d’Italia (Bank of Italy)
Catalog Number: Pick #115a.2
Condition (graded): Superb Gem UNC 67 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality)
Grading Company: DIM Currency
👤 Front (Obverse)
Main Portrait:
Guglielmo Marconi (Italian inventor, pioneer of radio communication 📡)
Design Elements:
Fine geometric patterns and radiating lines symbolizing radio waves
A circular emblem featuring a lion and shield (heraldic symbol)
Multicolor background with intricate security line work
Text:
“2000 LIRE DUEMILA”
“BANCA D’ITALIA”
Serial Number: PB 274522 D (printed twice)
🔐 Security Features
Detailed intaglio printing (raised ink you can feel)
Fine micro-patterns and guilloché designs
Complex color transitions to prevent counterfeiting
High-quality paper (confirmed by EPQ grade)
🎨 Back (Reverse) (not shown here, but typical for this note)
Features imagery related to:
Technology & communication
Scientific themes connected to Marconi’s work
Includes additional geometric and symbolic patterns
💎 Collector Notes
This note is:
From the last generation of Italian lira before the euro (€)
Popular among collectors due to:
Historical figure (Marconi)
Artistic design
High-grade condition (67 = near perfect)
Value depends on grade:
Circulated: low value
UNC 67 EPQ: can be significantly higher (collector premium)
📊 Interesting Fact
Guglielmo Marconi helped develop the first wireless telegraphy system, which changed global communication forever 🌍📡