Italy (1983-1990)

This serie of banknotes belongs the period in which Cristian Democracy's hegemony was finished, with a liberal government by Giovanni Spadolini and another by the socialist Bettino Craxi in 1983. During Craxi's government the economy improved, reaching the 5th place in industrial economies in the Group of Seven, although Italy's debt grew fastly. There are banknotes of 500 lire, 1,000 lire, 2,000 lire, 5,000 lire, 10,000 lire, 50,000 lire and 100,000 lire.

500 lire (cinquecento lire)

This banknotes worth 500 lire was first circulated February the 14th of 1974. On the main side right, you can see Roman god Mercury (Hermes for Greeks), messenger of gods, god of trade, thieves and travelers. There's also a 500, the written value of the banknote and the official name of Italy in Italian (Repubblica Italiana). In the lower part of the banknote there are gear assamblies and in the upper left, a gap for the watermark. The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements.

On the other side you can see in the left Zeus on a geared Trojan Horse (Bellerophon riding Pegasus). The rest of the banknote is fulled with a big 500, whose last 0 is used to contain the watermark. This banknote has Italy's emblem (made of a star over a cogwheel supported by an olive and an oakdigital) as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 11 cm x 5.8 cm. 

1,000 lire (mille lire)

This banknotes worth 1,000 lire was first circulated January the 8th of 1982. On the main side right, you can see Marco Polo, a 12th century Venetian merchant, explorer and writer, who showed Europeans the wealth and great size of China and other Asian countries. He is surrounded by a Chinese decoration and, in the center, there's Italian naval ensign, containing Venice (lion), Genova (center), Amalfi (left) and Pisa (right).
There's also a 1,000, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Italian (Banca D'Italia). In the left appears a space for the watermark and the rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements. On the other side you can see Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), palace built in Venetian Gothicstyle and one of the main attractions of Venice. It has a 1,000 in the center and a text too, saying that making fake banknotes is punished by law. This banknote has Marco Polo's face as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12.2 cm x 6.1 cm. 

5,000 lire (cinquemila lire)

This banknotes worth 5,000 lire was first circulated January the 8th of 1982.On the main side left, you can see Antonello da Messina, a  Sicilian painter from the Italian Renaissance, introductory of oil painting. In the center, there's Italian naval ensign, containing Venice (lion), Genova (center), Amalfi (left) and Pisa (right) and in the right, a gap for the digital watermark. It can also be seen a 5,000, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Italian (Banca D'Italia).

On the other side it can be seen the copy of Marcus Aurelius in Campidoglio square, the fontana delle Tartarughe (turtle's fountain) in Mattei square, both in Rome. It has a 5,000 in the center and a text too, saying that making fake banknotes is punished by law. This banknote has Antonello da Messina's face as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12.6 cm x 6.1 cm. 

10,000 lire (diecimila lire)

This banknotes worth 10,000 lire was first circulated January the 8th of 1982.On the main side left, you can see the painting Portrait of a Man by Andrea del Castagno, a Tuscan painter from the Italian Renaissance, author of frescoes in Florence and influence of the Ferrarese school. In the center, there's Italian naval ensign, containing Venice (lion), Genova (center), Amalfi (left) and Pisa (right) and in the right, a gap for the digital watermark. 

It can also be seen a 5,000, the written value of the banknote and the name of the National Bank in Italian (Banca D'Italia). On the other side it can be seen Gesù Nuovo's façade (made in Barroque style) and the spire of the Immaculate Virgin, both in Gesù Nuovo square in Naples. It has a 10,000 in the center and a text too, saying that making fake banknotes is punished by law. This banknote has Andrea del Castagno's painting Portrait of a Man as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.3 cm x 7 cm.