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    The lira (/ˈlɪərə/ LEER-ə, Italian: [ˈliːra]; pl.: lire, /ˈlɪəreɪ/ LEER-eh, Italian: [ˈliːre]) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was...
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    lira Papal lira 1866–1870; became the Vatican lira at par with the Italian lira Parman lira before 1802 and 1815–1859; merged into the Italian lira Sammarinese...
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  • Italian lira coins were the coins of the Italian lira that served as Italy's currency from 1861 until 2001 when it was replaced by the Euro. From 1980...
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    States to Italy in 1870, the Papal lira was replaced by the Italian lira at par. The Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy introduced the Italian lira in 1807 at...
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    The Italian Somaliland lira also called the Somali lira (Italian: lira somala), was a special version of the Italian lira minted in Italian Somaliland...
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    between 1929 and 2002. It was not a separate currency but an issue of the Italian lira; the Banca d'Italia produced coins specifically for Vatican City. The...
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  • the euro on 1 January 2002. It was equivalent and pegged to the Italian lira. Italian coins and banknotes and Vatican City coins were legal tender in...
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    been the monetary authority for Italy from 1893 to 1998, issuing the Italian lira. Since 2014, it has also been Italy's national competent authority within...
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    The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial relations among the United States, Canada, Western European countries...
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  • translated "lira" in some languages Cypriot lira 1879–2007 French livre 781–1794 Israeli lira 1948–1980 Italian lira 1861–2002 Italian East African lira 1938–1941...
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    Centesimo (category Articles containing Italian-language text)
    "hundredth". In Italy it was the 1⁄100 division of the Italian lira. Currencies that have centesimo as subunits include: Circulating Euro cent (in Italian, see Language...
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    Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea...
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    The Italian East African lira was a special banknote circulating in Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) between 1938 and 1941...
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    talaris. Not long after the Italian occupation and the attempted transformation of Ethiopia into Italian East Africa, the Italian lira was introduced on 15 July...
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  • The lira (plural lire) was the distinct currency of Venice until 1848, when it was replaced by the Italian lira. It originated from the Carolingian monetary...
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    continued to be used into medieval times. The Turkish lira, the French livre (until 1794), the Italian lira (until 2002), Lebanese pound and the pound unit...
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    The Genoese lira (Italian: Lira genovese) was the currency of the Republic of Genoa until 1797. The mint in the Republic of Genoa began its production...
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  • sterling until 1979. Replaced alongside Italian lira with euro Linked to Sammarinese & Vatican lira, all valid in Italy, San Marino and the Vatican City. Interchangeable...
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  • Calabrian lira (Italian: lira Calabrese) is a traditional musical instrument characteristic of some areas of Calabria, a region in southern Italy. The lira of...
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    currency, replacing the local coins circulating in the country: the Italian lira, of the same size, weight, and metal of the French franc. Mintage being...
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  • Cypriot pound (redirect from Cypriot lira)
    The pound, or lira (Greek: λίρα, plural λίρες, and Turkish: lira, Ottoman Turkish: لیره, from the Latin libra via the Italian lira; sign: £, sometimes...
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    (sing. baiocco), each of 5 quattrini. It was replaced by the lira, equal to the Italian lira. The Duchy of Modena and Reggio also issued scudi, worth four...
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    annexation of the Papal States to Italy in 1870, the Papal lira was replaced by the Italian lira at par. The lira was subdivided into 100 centesimi and...
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    The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia, Italian: [ˈreɲɲo diˈtaːlja]) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia...
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    25% on either side of the bilateral rates (with the exception of the Italian lira, the Spanish peseta, the Portuguese escudo and Pound sterling, which...
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  • The lira (Maltese: lira Maltija, plural: liri, ISO 4217 code: MTL) or pound (until ca. 1986 in English, code MTP) was the currency of Malta from 1972...
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    often used, especially in handwriting, as the currency sign for the Italian lira. Historically, it was commonly used as a currency sign for the British...
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    The 1 lira cent (Italian: centesimo di lira), commonly called centesimino, was the smallest denomination of Italian lira coins. Like the contemporary 2...
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    Bulgaria, the gusle in Serbia and Montenegro, the Calabrian lira (Italian: lira Calabrese) in Italy, and the Pontic lyra (Greek: ποντιακή λύρα; Turkish: Karadeniz...
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    was an oval, which with its modifications remained in favour until the Italian lira da braccio asserted itself as the better type, leading to the violin...
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