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Items (Cataloging Focus)

Title Proper/Title Text
Lotteria Nazionale Roma-Torino

Creator Description
Printed by the Tipografia della Banca d'Italia, depiction by Edoardo Gioia

Name of Publisher/Creator Identity
Tipografia della Banca d'Italia

Related Protagonists

• Gioia, Edoardo
• Tipografia della Banca d'Italia

Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.

Numbering/Creation Numbers
3429344

Dimensions Description
21.5x15.5 cm

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

General Subject Terms

• Patriotism
• Lotteries (contests)

Descriptive Note Text

These lottery tickets, created by Edoardo Gioia, display an allegorical representation showing two female figures, embodying the cities of Turin and Rome (with the “Toro,” or Bull, for Turin, and the “Lupa,” or She-Wolf for Rome). The Italian flag is loosely wrapped around their bodies. Turin holds a small statue of Nike (Winged Victory) standing on a globe (the world). The dates 1861-1911, marking the 50th anniversary of Italy’s unification, are centered below the two figures. In the lower part of the allegorical representation, the theme of the lottery is introduced with two “putti,” or cherubs, pouring gold coins out of two amphors followed by the text: “National lottery Rome-Turin.” The allegorical representation is signed: “Edoardo Gioia”. Each lottery ticket costed 1 lira. The back of the tickets displays the rules and regulations of the lottery and the amounts of the various monetary prizes.

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-LT-0001