50 Lire

Features

Issuer	Italian East Africa
Bank emisyjny	Banca d'Italia
Period	Colony of the Italian Empire (1936-1941)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1938-1939
Value	50 Lire
Currency	Lira (1938-1941)
Composition	Papier
Size	137 × 78 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 204367
References	P# 1 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Głowa włoskiej pieczęci po prawej stronie. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
SERIE SPECIALE AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA
CINQVANTA LIRE CINQVANTA
BANCA D'ITALIA
LIRE
CINQVANTA
PAGABILI A VISTA AL PORTATORE
IL GOVERNATORE
IL CASSIERE
LA LEGGE PUNISCE
I FABBRICATORI E GLI SPACCIATORI
DI BIGLIETTI FALSI
CINQVANTA LIRE CINQVANTA
OFFICINA DELLA BANCA D'ITALIA - ROMA
E' VIETATA LA CIRCOLAZIONE FUORI DEI TERRITORI DELL'AFRICA ORIENTALE ITALIANA

Designer: Giovanni Pietrucci

Reverse

Posąg wilczycy z Romulusem i Remusem w centrum. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
DECRETO MINISTERIALE 19 MAGGIO 1926
LIRE 50 LIRE
ART. 2 DELLA LEGGE 10 AGOSTO 1893 N. 449.
50
LIRE

Watermark

Głowa Juliusza Cezara po lewej, "LIRE 50" na pionowych krawędziach. Automatically translated

Printer

Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (1926-date)

Comments

Wersje:

P#1a

P#1b

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Date	No. printed	F	VF	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1938-Sep-12	8 000 000	$ 81	$ 86	P# 1a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) D.M. 14.VI + 12.IX.1938	76%
1939-Jan-14	3 000 000	$ 69	$ 69	P# 1b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) D.M. 14.I.1939	14%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 130 Lot 2267	24 Jun 2024	1938-Sep-12 – P# 1a – (en) D.M. 14.VI + 12.IX.1938	UNC	USD 1290.41 (EUR 1120.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 168 Lot 384	10 Sep 2025	1938-Sep-12 – P# 1a – (en) D.M. 14.VI + 12.IX.1938	VF	USD 86.41 (EUR 75.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 151 Lot 344	25 Feb 2025	1938-Sep-12 – P# 1a – (en) D.M. 14.VI + 12.IX.1938	VF	USD 155.54 (EUR 135.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 64 Lot 229	17 Aug 2022	1939-Jan-14 – P# 1b – (en) D.M. 14.I.1939	VF	USD 55.30 (EUR 48.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 56 Lot 2378	12 Mar 2022	1939-Jan-14 – P# 1b – (en) D.M. 14.I.1939	VF	USD 25.35 (EUR 22.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 62 Lot 222	21 Jun 2022	1939-Jan-14 – P# 1b – (en) D.M. 14.I.1939	F	USD 103.69 (EUR 90.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 56 Lot 2438	12 Mar 2022	1939-Jan-14 – P# 1b – (en) D.M. 14.I.1939	F	USD 89.87 (EUR 78.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.