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435 - 119 Italian assegni and mini assegni, emergency currency issued in the form of checks (assegno) in 1966* and mini checks (mini assegno) between 1975 and 1978**, by financial institutions, due to a shortage of coins and banknotes. Amounts in parentheses. Assegni Circolari (1966): Banco Di Sicilia - 500 lire (1) Credito Italiano - 500 lire (3) Credito Romagnolo – 500 lire (1) Mini Assegni (1975–1978): Banca Agricola Commerciale di Reggio Emilia – 100 lire (1) Banca Antoniana di Padova e Trieste – 100 lire (3) Banca Cattolica del Veneto - 100 lire (11) Banca Credito Agrario Bresciano - 100 lire (1) Banca di Credito Agrario di Ferrara - 50 lire (3) and 100 lire (6) Banca di Trento e Bolzano - 50 lire (1), 150 lire (1), and 200 lire (1) Banca Popolare di Bergamo - 100 lire (1) Banca Popolare di Lecco - 100 lire (1) Banca Popolare di Milano - 50 lire (3), 100 lire (2), and 150 lire (1) Banca Popolare di Novara - 100 lire (12) Banca Provinciale Lombarda - 50 lire (2) and 100 lire (2) Banca San Paolo - Brescia - 100 lire (1) and 150 lire (1) Banco di Chiavari e della Riviera Ligure - 100 lire (1) and 300 lire (1) Banco di Santo Spirito - 100 lire (6) Banco di Sicilia—100 lire (2) Banco Lariano—200 lire (3) Cassa di Risparmio di Biella—100 lire (1) Casse Rurali Artigiane—100 lire (1) Credito Artigiano - 100 lire (2), 150 lire (3), and 200 lire (6) Credito Italiano - 100 lire (2) and 150 lire (1) Credito Varesino - 100 lire (3) Istituto Bancario Italiano - 100 lire (4) Istituto Bancario San Paolo Di Torino - 100 lire (4) Istituto Centrale Delle Banche Popolari Italiane - 100 lire (9) Istituto Centrale Di Banche E Banchieri - 100 lire (6) ICCREA (Istituto di credito delle casse rurali e artigiane) - 100 lire (4) Upim-La Rinascente-SMA - 100 lire (1) * In Italy in 1965, the 500-lira bill was withdrawn, and its 1966 replacement was issued late, not until September, leaving only the 500-lira silver coins in circulation for several months; because of the high value of the silver, people tended to hoard them since their value exceeded their face value. This led to the issuance of these checks from June through September. ** In Italy between 1974 and 1978, due to an economic crisis (the oil crisis, inflation, the collapse of the lira, obsolescence, and mismanagement at the Rome Mint, etc.), the issuance of low-denomination coins and banknotes was neglected, which severely affected transactions due to a lack of change. Beginning on December 10, 1975, forty-two banks (the figure is higher in a few sources) issued 835 different types of miniassegni (mini checks) ranging from 50 to 350 lire, which were small reproductions of actual low-value, pre-endorsed bank drafts. They were used as actual legal tender until the end of 1978.
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119 Italian assegni and mini assegni, emergency currency issued in the form of checks (assegno) in 1966* and mini checks (mini assegno) between 1975 and 1978**, by financial institutions, due to a shortage of coins and banknotes. Amounts in parentheses. Assegni Circolari (1966): Banco Di Sicilia - 500 lire (1) Credito Italiano - 500 lire (3) Credito Romagnolo – 500 lire (1) Mini Assegni (1975–1978): Banca Agricola Commerciale di Reggio Emilia – 100 lire (1) Banca Antoniana di Padova e Trieste – 100 lire (3) Banca Cattolica del Veneto - 100 lire (11) Banca Credito Agrario Bresciano - 100 lire (1) Banca di Credito Agrario di Ferrara - 50 lire (3) and 100 lire (6) Banca di Trento e Bolzano - 50 lire (1), 150 lire (1), and 200 lire (1) Banca Popolare di Bergamo - 100 lire (1) Banca Popolare di Lecco - 100 lire (1) Banca Popolare di Milano - 50 lire (3), 100 lire (2), and 150 lire (1) Banca Popolare di Novara - 100 lire (12) Banca Provinciale Lombarda - 50 lire (2) and 100 lire (2) Banca San Paolo - Brescia - 100 lire (1) and 150 lire (1) Banco di Chiavari e della Riviera Ligure - 100 lire (1) and 300 lire (1) Banco di Santo Spirito - 100 lire (6) Banco di Sicilia—100 lire (2) Banco Lariano—200 lire (3) Cassa di Risparmio di Biella—100 lire (1) Casse Rurali Artigiane—100 lire (1) Credito Artigiano - 100 lire (2), 150 lire (3), and 200 lire (6) Credito Italiano - 100 lire (2) and 150 lire (1) Credito Varesino - 100 lire (3) Istituto Bancario Italiano - 100 lire (4) Istituto Bancario San Paolo Di Torino - 100 lire (4) Istituto Centrale Delle Banche Popolari Italiane - 100 lire (9) Istituto Centrale Di Banche E Banchieri - 100 lire (6) ICCREA (Istituto di credito delle casse rurali e artigiane) - 100 lire (4) Upim-La Rinascente-SMA - 100 lire (1) * In Italy in 1965, the 500-lira bill was withdrawn, and its 1966 replacement was issued late, not until September, leaving only the 500-lira silver coins in circulation for several months; because of the high value of the silver, people tended to hoard them since their value exceeded their face value. This led to the issuance of these checks from June through September. ** In Italy between 1974 and 1978, due to an economic crisis (the oil crisis, inflation, the collapse of the lira, obsolescence, and mismanagement at the Rome Mint, etc.), the issuance of low-denomination coins and banknotes was neglected, which severely affected transactions due to a lack of change. Beginning on December 10, 1975, forty-two banks (the figure is higher in a few sources) issued 835 different types of miniassegni (mini checks) ranging from 50 to 350 lire, which were small reproductions of actual low-value, pre-endorsed bank drafts. They were used as actual legal tender until the end of 1978.
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