Italy (1990-2002)

This serie of banknotes belongs the last one before Italy start using euro, period in which Mani pulite judicial investigation made traditional parties like partidos tradicionales como Cristian Democracy and PSI and in 1994 elections, Silvio Berlusconi (mass media Mediaset's owner) won the elections but in December of that same year, Lega Nord stopped supporting him and was substituted by a technical government leaded by Lamberto Dini. In 1996 elections, a center-left coalition leaded by  Romano Prodi won the elections and forming a governmenet which lasted till 1998, when Massimo D'Alema replaced him till his resignation in 2000 after some bad electoral results, replaced by Giuliano Amato. In 2001 the center-right made a government leaded again by Berlusconi taking part in the USA coalition against Irak. There are banknotes of 1,000 lire, 2,000 lire 5,000 lire, 10,000 lire, 50,000 lire, 100,000 lire and 500,000 lire.

1,000 lire (mille lire)

This banknotes worth 1,000 lire was first circulated October the 3rd of 1990. On the main side right, you can see Maria Montessori, an Italian physician and educator known by the philosphy of education that bears her name and her writing on pedagogy. She is surrounded by geometric decoration and in the left, there's Italian naval ensign, containing Venice (lion), Genova (center), Amalfi (left) and Pisa (right). In the left appears a space for the watermark.

In the upper part of the banknote it can be seen the written value of the banknote, a 1,000 and the name of the National Bank in Italian (Banca D'Italia). On the other side you can see "Bambini allo studio" (children studying), painting by the Italian painter Armando Spadini. It has a 1,000 in the right and a text too, saying that making fake banknotes is punished by law. This banknote has Montessori's face as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 11.2 cm x 6.1 cm. 

5,000 lire (cinquemila lire)

This banknotes worth 5,000 lire was first circulated January the 4th of 1985. On the main side right, you can see Vicenzo Bellini, an Italian composer (one of the most importants from the 'Bel Canto' period) from the beginning of the 19th century. He is surrounded by geometric decoration, the threater Massimo-Bellini in Catania and in the left, there's Italian naval ensign, containing Venice (lion), Genova (center), Amalfi (left) and Pisa (right). In the left appears a space for the watermark.
In the upper part of the banknote it can be seen the written value of the banknote, a 5,000 and the name of the National Bank in Italian (Banca D'Italia). On the other side you can see the representation of Norma in Bellini's monument in Catania. It has a 5,000 in the right and a text too, saying that making fake banknotes is punished by law. This banknote has Bellini's face as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 12.6 cm x 7 cm.

10,000 lire (diecimila lire)

This banknotes worth 10,000 lire was first circulated September the 3rd of 198s. On the main side right, you can see Alessandro Volta, an Italian physicist who created the first battery (in whose name has the Electromotive force unit in the SI, the volt (V)). He is surrounded by geometric decoration, the first battery created by Volta and in the left, there's Italian naval ensign, containing Venice (lion), Genova (center), Amalfi (left) and Pisa (right). In the left appears a space for the watermark.
In the upper part of the banknote it can be seen the written value of the banknote, a 10,000 and the name of the National Bank in Italian (Banca D'Italia). On the other side you can see Volta Temple, a museum and mausoleum, made in Neoclassic style, in Como (where he was born). It has a 10,000 in the right and a text too, saying that making fake banknotes is punished by law. This banknote has Volta's face as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13.3 cm x 7 cm.