5 Lire - Military Authority Of Tripolitania - With Security Thread - Catalog Number? Variety?

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ClusterCoin Valued Member Australia 141 Posts	Posted 07/03/2026 08:08 am I found this near uncirculated 5 lire military note but I cannot find a catalog number for it. The difference is my note has a security thread. I have searched on Google and every photo I can find lacks the thread. Google also states the following: Quote: The 5 Lire banknote issued by the Military Authority in Tripolitania in 1943 does not feature an embedded security thread. Like other Allied Military Currency of that era, the 5 Lire relied on alternate security measures Numista only lists the non security thread version https://en.numista.com/220313 Greysheet mentions the lack of a security thread, so possibly my note is a later print. I asked ChatGPT in deep thinking mode to find a 5 lire note of its type, and it tells me I made an error as the notes did not have a security thread. It thinks I'm confusing a crease with a thread. See photos below of the note. Can anyone with perhaps a paper copy of a catalog help? Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 190950 Posts	Posted 07/06/2026 11:33 am Very interesting. Giving this a bump to get more eyes on it. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ClusterCoin Valued Member Australia 141 Posts	Posted 07/06/2026 7:58 pm I think I may have had it backwards: this note is supposed to have a security thread, while the unusual variety is the one without it. Still, it's very odd not finding any reference to a security thread, and having an LLM tell me I'm making a mistake by noticing it. I was rather excited to find it as the condition is so good. I am accustomed to seeing military vouchers and certificates in very well used condition. Report this Post to the Staff
ClusterCoin Valued Member Australia 141 Posts	Posted 07/06/2026 8:11 pm I have been looking for similar notes and usually use Numista as a reference. I was amazed by the link to Katz Auctions at the bottom of the page, where a note described as UNC sold for 196 Euros. They must have a very loose definition of what uncirculated is, as to me it looks like a low aUNC at best. https://en.numista.com/220313 https://katzauction.com/lot/471469 Report this Post to the Staff
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