Nine-year 5% Treasury bonds were fixed-rate bonds issued for a period of nine years, with an interest rate of 5%. This meant that investors who bought these bonds received 5% annual interest on the invested capital. In addition, Treasury bonds could also offer premiums, which represented additional value for investors.
Bearer Treasury Bonds were physical financial instruments that could be transferred by physical delivery of the security. The denominations of 5 per cent nine-year Treasury bonds ranged from 5,000 to 1,000,000 Italian lire. At the time of issue, these bonds were denominated in Italian lira, which was Italy's national currency before the adoption of the euro.
As bearer bonds, the nine-year Treasury bonds could be traded on the secondary market, allowing investors to buy them or sell them to other investors. At the end of the nine-year period, investors received repayment of the invested principal along with accrued interest.