S945

ITALY - Commercial Banks

Value

100 Lire

Issued by

Banca del Popolo, Florence

Date

1866 & 1871

Remark

remainder
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.


Arms, allegorical women, female head, crests

 
S945

1866


S945

1871


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