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Like the Vatican lira, the Sammarinese lira was at par with the Italian lira. Italian lira notes and coins were legal tender in San Marino (and vice versa). Specific Sammarinese coins were minted in Rome, and were legal tender in Italy, as well as the Vatican City. San Marino switched to the euro along with Italy and the Vatican City.
The Milanese lira, Venetian lira, Lombardo-Venetian lira and Parman lira after 1814, at the rate of 270 Milanese lire = 45 Milanese scudi = 405 Venetian lire = 855 Parman lire = 207.23 Italian lire; [75] The Tuscan fiorino and the Tuscan lira in 1859, at 1 francescone = 4 fiorini = 6 + 2 ⁄ 3 Tuscan lire = 5.6 Italian lire;
Lira is the name of several currency units. It is the current currency of Turkey and also the local name of the currencies of Lebanon and of Syria.It is also the name of several former currencies, including those of Italy, Malta and Israel.
Currencies with an ISO 4217 code (like "USD "). The currency may be obsolete. For a list of the codes, see ISO 4217 § Active codes, § Historical codes. See also Category:Currencies without ISO 4217 code (91).
Italian Allied Military Currency (Lira) Japanese Allied Military Currency ( A yen and B yen ) - used in Korea, issued for use in Japan but then demonetized there before they could be used [ 5 ] The majority of the notes were printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing , with some were printed by the Soviet Union and by the ...
The first minting of the florin occurred in 1252. At the time the value of the florin was equal to the lira, but by 1500 the florin had appreciated; seven lire amounted to one florin. [4] In the 14th century, about 150 European states and local coin-issuing authorities made their own copies of the florin.
The banknotes for 1, 2, 5 and 10 lire are a square shape, and the 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 lire have a rectangular shape, same general shape as the U.S. dollar. The second issue (Series 1943 A) was printed only by the FLC, and was added to the indication in letters (in Italian and English) of the value.
In 1929, copper c.5 and c.10, nickel c.20 and c.50, 1 Lira and 2 Lire, silver 5 Lire and 10 Lire, and gold 100 Lire coins were introduced. In 1936, the gold content of 100 Lire coins was decreased from 0.2546 to 0.1502 troy ounces (from 7.92 to 4.67 grams). [1] In 1939, aluminium bronze replaced copper and, in 1940, stainless steel replaced ...