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ITALY - Commercial Banks
Value

1 Lira
Issued by

Banca del Popolo, Florence
Date

11-1868
Remark

Because of a large unauthorized issue of paper money, the business of this bank has developed considerably, and in a few years it has opened nearly 100 branches in Italy. In 1871 this bank had an extensive and abusive circulation of notes for the amount of nearly 5 million Lire.

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