| At first I believed this to be an earlier piece similar to the other 10 paoli on-site. In fact,as my friend of Rome Giampaolo tells me (April 2001), this is "in effect a coupon issued by the roman pawn-broker agency (Monte di Pietà) which gave the coupon to someone that pawned something. The bill had a parallel circulation along with the official currency and at the expiring date of 11 september 1798, as it's written, the individual who possessed the coupon was entitled to get back the pawned item or an official 10 Paoli banknote." - Thanks! That's so much more interesting than just a piece of paper money... |