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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;George McClellan, post: 4822843, member: 92441&quot;]Classifying Miniassegni... good luck!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Attempting to classify <i>miniassegni.</i></p><p>So, I have been using this URL gleaned from Google Search.</p><p>&nbsp;<a href="https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/country/106-Italy/series/128370-1975~1978_Emergency_Issues_-_Miniassegni" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/country/106-Italy/series/128370-1975~1978_Emergency_Issues_-_Miniassegni" rel="nofollow">https://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/country/106-Italy/series/128370-1975~1978_Emergency_Issues_-_Miniassegni</a></p><p><br /></p><p>An overview, if you use Google Translate:</p><p>This page shows the different kinds of <i>miniassegni.</i></p><p>&nbsp; Many are from Banks and were used as small change, real actual money, and were issued from 1975 (one at least) to 1978 (two at least).</p><p>Then the coin shortage ended.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Others were issued by small local businesses, <i>buono acquisto</i>, often by the very many Italian newspaper stands which sold everything useful.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Some were issued for tourists, <i>figurati</i>, after the coin shortage ended.</p><p><a href="https://www.collezionistivillasanta.org/le-nostre-collezioni/miniassegni/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.collezionistivillasanta.org/le-nostre-collezioni/miniassegni/" rel="nofollow">https://www.collezionistivillasanta.org/le-nostre-collezioni/miniassegni/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Some banks <u>did not issue mini-checks every year,</u> nor did they issue in all denominations. For instance,</p><p>L&#039;Istituto Centralle Delle Banche Popolare Italiane issued <b>one denomination</b>, 100 lire, in 1977 with over <b>1002</b> varieties of Date with beneficiary,payee [as of Oct.&#039;77].<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Guido Crapanzano had a catalog in 1977 [October?] at the height of the speculative frenzy for collectors.</p><p>In that catalogue Guido has Name of Bank... followed by a page for each Denomination from that bank... which page lists dates of issue ... and beneficiary under each date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bank issues generally do not change in over-all appearance from year to year. However, La Banca Popolare di Milano&#039;s Denomination numeral is darker in color in 77 than in &#039;76, and Banca di Trento e Bolzano&#039;s overall appearance changes during 1977.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Autostrada</i> is an Italy-wide toll road highway system. Autostrada at first issued postage stamps inside a glassine/cellophane envelope to act as small change at toll road booths. Some of us remember Toll Roads here in Ken-tuk-ay.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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