What does Italian Lira mean?

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ital·ian li·ra

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lira, Italian liranoun

    formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi

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  1. Italian lira

    The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually form the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. It was subdivided into 100 centesimi (singular: centesimo), which means "hundredths" or "cents". The lira was also the currency of the Albanian Kingdom from 1941 to 1943. The term originates from libra, the largest unit of the Carolingian monetary system used in Western Europe and elsewhere from the 8th to the 20th century. The Carolingian system is the origin of the French livre tournois (predecessor of the franc), the Italian lira, and the pound unit of sterling and related currencies. In 1999 the euro became Italy's unit of account and the lira became a national subunit of the euro at a rate of €1 = Lit. 1,936.27, before being replaced as cash in 2002.

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  1. italian lira

    The Italian Lira is the former official currency of Italy, used before the adoption of the euro in 2002. The term 'Lira' comes from the Latin word 'Libra', meaning pound, and its symbol was ₤. It was introduced by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807, and from 1861 onwards, it was used as the national currency of the unified Italy. However, due to inflation and other economic challenges, the Lira was often devalued, leading to its replacement with the euro. Its banknotes and coins were issued by the Bank of Italy.

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  1. Italian lira

    The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002 and Albanian Kingdom between 1941 and 1943. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a national subunit of the euro. However, cash payments could be made in lire only, as euro coins or notes were not yet available. The lira was also the currency of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy between 1807 and 1814. The term originates from the value of a pound weight of high purity silver and as such is a direct cognate of the British pound sterling; in some countries, such as Cyprus and Malta, the words lira and pound were used as equivalents, before the euro was adopted in 2008 in the two countries. "L", sometimes in a double-crossed script form, was the symbol most often used. Until the Second World War, it was subdivided into 100 centesimi, which translates to "hundredths". The lira was established, at 4.5 grams of silver or 290.322 milligrams of gold. This was a direct continuation of the Sardinian lira. Other currencies replaced by the Italian lira included the Lombardy-Venetia pound, the Two Sicilies piastra, the Tuscan fiorino, the Papal States scudo and the Parman lira. In 1865, Italy formed part of the Latin Monetary Union in which the lira was set as equal to, among others, the French, Belgian and Swiss francs: in fact, in various Gallo-Italic dialects in north-western Italy, the lira was outright called "franc". This practice has obviously ended with the introduction of the euro in 2002.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Italian Lira in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Italian Lira in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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