The form to be filled in can be found at the following link
https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/documents/20182/909438/modello_di_dichiarazione/118bb75c-14ef-4490-8be1-1c4e01bafdb1
The law also considers easily convertible instruments such as traveller's cheques, shares or bearer bonds as cash.
A final note: if you enter and leave Italy with a sum of more than EUR 10,000.00, you must submit a declaration of currency on both entry and exit.
Similar obligations also apply in the other Member States of the European Union: it is advisable to find out about the rules of all the States you are crossing.
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