Part 1: Italy
Italy pick 31a: 5 Lire from 1944
23.11.1944. Violet-brown. Archaic helmeted female at left.
Italy pick 94a: 500 Lire from 1974
14.2.1974; 2.4.1979. Grayish purple on blue and multicolored underprint. Mercury at right. Watermark: star in wreath. Three signature varieties.
Italy pick 101a: 1000 Lire from 1969
25.3.1969. Black and brown on light blue and lilac underprint. Harp at left center, G. Verdi at right. paper with security thread. Milan's La Scala opera house at left center on back. Watermark: vertical row of laureate heads. Seal of facing head of Medusa.
Italy pick 114a: 1000 Lire from 1990
Decredo Ministeriate 3.10.1990. Red-violet and multicolored. M. Montessori at right and as watermark. Teacher and student at left center on back. Seal with winged lion.