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Lira
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'''Lira''' is the name of the
Currency monetary unit of a number of countries, as well as the former currency of
Italy,
San Marino and the
Vatican City.
The term originates from the value of a Troy
pound (mass) pound weight (Latin ''libra'') of high purity silver, and as such is a direct cognate of the British pound sterling; in some countries, such as
Cyprus, the words ''lira'' and ''
pound (currency) pound'' are used as equivalents. '''L''', sometimes in a double-crossed script form ('''₤''') or less often single-crossed (
Pound sign £), is usually used as the symbol.
Former currencies
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Italian lira
*
San Marinese lira
*
Vatican lira
Current uses
Turkey
The
Turkish Lira was introduced in the mid 1870s. The
New Turkish Lira, equivalent to 1,000,000 old lira, is the current
currency of
Turkey, issued on
January 1 2005.
Malta
The
Maltese Lira, known in the
Maltese language as the Lira Maltija, is the currency of Malta. It is sometimes referred to as a pound.
Cyprus
The
Cyprus pound is called "lira" in local languages.
Lebanon
The
Lebanese pound is called "lira" in local languages.
External link
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Overview of Italian lira from the BBC
{{PreEuroCurrencies}}
Category:Currencies of Europe
Category:Currencies replaced by the Euro
Category:Economy of Italy
Category:Economy of Malta
Category:San Marino
Category:Vatican City
ca:Lira (moneda)
da:Lira
el:ΛίÏ?α
fr:Lire (devise)
id:Lira
it:Lira (valuta)
ru:Лира (валюта)
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