Obverse

Maria Montessori at right, Seal of Bank of Italy (winged lion of St. Mark, symbol of Venice above three shields of Genoa, Pisa and Amalfi)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1000 LIRE MILLE
PAGABILI A VISTA AL PORTATORE
OFFICINA DELLA BANCA D'ITALIA
M.MONTESSORI
IL GOVERNATORE
IL CASSIERE
GIO. PINO INV. F. ZANNOTTI INC.
BANCA D'ITALIA

Translation:
1000 Lire 1000
Payable to the Bearer at Sight
Official of the Bank of Italy
M. Montessori
The Governor (Signature)
The Cashier (Signature)
Gio. Pino Inv. F. Zannotti INC.
Bank of Italy

Engraver: Franco Zannotti

Designer: Giovanni Pino

Reverse

Painting "Bambini allo studio" (Children in the studio) by painter Armando Spadini (Florence 1883 - Rome 1925) owned by the Bank of Italy and located in Palazzo Koch in Rome, as a free representation to creation of Montessori Education at left center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1000
DECRETO MINISTERIALE 3 OTTOBRE 1990
A. DE ANGELIS INC.
LA LEGGE PUNISCE
I FABBRICATORI E GLI SPACCIATORI
DI BIGLIETTI FALSI

Translation:
1000
Ministerial Degree - October 3, 1990
A. De Angelis INC.
The Law Punishes
The Manufacturers and Distributors
of Fake Banknotes

Engraver: Anna De Angelis

Watermark

Maria Montessori and monogram "BI".

feder

Printer

Bank of Italy(Banca d'Italia), Rome, Italy (1926-date)