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height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eIssuer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.452%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eBanca d’Italia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.6909%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePrinter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.452%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eOfficina della Banca d’Italia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.6909%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.452%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e113 × 61 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.6909%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.452%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePaper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.6909%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePick Number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 65.452%; 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