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   ocr: ITALY- Lira This note pays tribute to 10000 LIRES - : DIECIMILA scientist (1745-1827). He Alessandro is pictured Volta with his "voltaic pile," an early type of battery. It was the first device to produce a usable electric current. A unit of electrical measurement, the AE 449418 BANCA DITALA AE449435C sat was named after Volta. front The back of the bank note 10000 pictures the Temple of Volta in Como, Italy. The temple was built in 1928 to honor Alessandro Volta, Como's most ramous resident. The invertor - was borninComoin 1745,and died therein1827. back