Italy (5) a collectible group consisting of some very collectible notes as the 1000 Lire "Ornata di Perle" (Decorated with Pearls) Pick 88b dated 11th February 1949 signatures Menichella & Urbini series H251 number 003927 printer I.P.S. Officina Carte-Valori, Rome and seal type Medusa/Bank's Monogram , VF - GVF. A faint purple on light brown underprint featuring a fabulous portrait of one of the "Three Graces" of the painting "Primavera", by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli made in the late 1470s or early 1480s. The reverse in blue and grey with guilloche panels. Also the 500 Lire "Mietitrice" Pick 51d dated 19th December 1940 signatures Azzolini & Urbini block Q219 number 7832 seal type Italia/Fascio, VF or near with small tape repairs at marginal tears at left and right. The common name amongst Italian collectors - "Meatrice" (Harvester/Reaper), perhaps given due to the bold slightly au naturel image of a female farm harvester on obverse, holding a sickle in one hand and in the other holding a sheet of wheat, and also seated on sheets of wheat. The reverse with Panthenonic -like statue with 3 allegorical figure representing "Economy", "Law" and "Finance". Printed in Rome by Officina della Banca d'Italia and a rather larger sized note popular amongst collectors. Together with a trio of 100000 Lires in mixed grades VG - about VF including Pick 108a dated 20th June 1978 signatures Baffi & Stevani (2) serial numbers RA 416853 G and TA 245653 D. Along with Pick 108b dated 1st July 1980 signatures Ciampi & Stevani serial number JA 376858 J.
Spain (12) in mixed grades comprising 1 PesetaPick 94 dated 1937 serial number B4701104, 5 PesetasPick 110 dated 10th August 1938 serial number D7143341, 1 Pesetas Pick 108a dated 30th April 1938 (2) serial numbers E 3411217 & H 2261316, 2 Pesetas Pick 109a dated 30th April 1938 (2) serial numbers A 8333889 & F 6966975, 1 Peseta Pick 104 dated 12th October 1937 serial number C 1471030, 1 Peseta Pick 121a dated 1st june 1940 serial number D5480840, 1 Peseta Pick 128a dated 15th June 1945 serial number D1550453, 1 Peseta Pick 126a dated 21st May 1943 serial number N2288405 and 5 Pesetas Pick 129a dated 15th may 1945 serial number 15356264. 5 Pesetas Pick 127a dated 13th February 1943 serial number 16295200 in black on multicolour underprint featuring Queen Isabel la Catolica at left on obverse and Columbus with his men at center on reverse printed by FNMT. About UNC and Scarce in this high grade
Austria World War II Allied Occupation 25 Schilling (ALLIIERTE MILITÄRBEHÖRDE) Pick 108a series of 1944 serial number 09133818 lilac and brown with value in field. About Fine and Scarce
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