500 Lire Aretusa

Features

Location	Italy
Instytucja emitująca	Ministero del tesoro
Period	Republic (1946-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	1966-1975
Value	500 Lire (500 ITL)
Currency	Lira (1861-2001)
Composition	Papier
Size	110 × 55 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Demonetized	30 June 1980
Number	N# 204635
References	P# 93 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

(en) Eagle and snake at left, dolphins, Arethusa at right.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
500
LIRE
IL DIRETT. GEN. DEL TESORO
IL CASSIERE SPECIALE
V.° PER LA CORTE DEI CONTI
BIGLIETTO DI STATO A CORSO LEGALE
I.P.S. OFF. CARTE-VALORI
R.MURA DIS.

Designer: Renato Mura

Reverse

Figury geometryczne. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
500 500
500
LIRE

Printer

Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1928-date)

Comments

(en) DECRETO MINISTERIALE (D.M.) date on the back of the banknote.

The 1966, 1967 and part of the 1970 emission were produced without fluorescent fibrils; the second part of the 1970 issue and that of 1975 were printed on paper containing fluorescent fibrils.

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Date	No. printed	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1966-Jun-20	300 000 000	$ 0.52	$ 0.81	$ 1.60	$ 1.70	$ 2.10	$ 9.20	$ 21	P# 93a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signature Stammati/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	55%
1967-Oct-20	150 000 000	$ 0.51	$ 0.59	$ 0.65	$ 1.20	$ 3.90	$ 5.70	$ 6.90	P# 93a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signature Nuvoloni/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	28%
1970-Feb-23	150 000 000		$ 0.58	$ 1.30	$ 2.10	$ 6.70	$ 6.90	$ 20	P# 93a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signature Viaggio/Gubbio/Maresca	30%
1975-Apr-23	3 000 000								P# 93b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) Signature Miconi/Canfora/Berti	0.8%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 121 Lot 3792	18 Apr 2024	1966-Jun-20 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Stammati/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	UNC	USD 40.34 (EUR 35.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 99 Lot 1950	31 Oct 2023	1966-Jun-20 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Stammati/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	UNC	USD 9.22 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 87 Lot 2064	21 Jun 2023	1966-Jun-20 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Stammati/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	AU	USD 21.90 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 68 Lot 2091	8 Oct 2022	1966-Jun-20 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Stammati/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	AU	USD 11.53 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 147 Lot 3481	17 Dec 2024	1966-Jun-20 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Stammati/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	F	USD 14.98 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 139 Lot 1798	5 Oct 2024	1966-Jun-20 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Stammati/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	F	USD 70.31 (EUR 61.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 99 Lot 1951	31 Oct 2023	1967-Oct-20 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Nuvoloni/Gubbio/Ventura Signoretti	UNC	USD 17.29 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 99 Lot 1952	31 Oct 2023	1970-Feb-23 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Viaggio/Gubbio/Maresca	UNC	USD 26.51 (EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 185 Lot 2453	24 Feb 2026	1970-Feb-23 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Viaggio/Gubbio/Maresca	AU	USD 6.92 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 163 Lot 1836	15 Jul 2025	1970-Feb-23 – P# 93a – (en) Signature Viaggio/Gubbio/Maresca	XF	USD 104.89 (EUR 91.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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