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lira vaticana (Italian) VAL | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | ITL |
Unit | |
Plural | lire |
Symbol | None official, see Italian lira |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | centesimo Subunits were abolished after WWII |
Plural | |
centesimo | centesimi (c.) |
Banknotes | Italian lira banknotes |
Coins | |
Freq. used | 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000 Lire |
Rarely used | 1 Lira, 2, 5, 10, 20 Lire |
Demographics | |
User(s) | None, previously: Vatican City Italy San Marino |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Banca d'Italia |
Website | www |
Valuation | |
EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |
Since | 13 March 1979, 25 November 1996[a] |
Withdrawn | 16 September 1992 (Black Wednesday) |
Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 |
Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 1999 |
Replaced by euro, cash | 1 January 2002 |
1 € = | 1,936.27 Lire |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
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The lira (plural lire; abbreviation: VAL) was the currency of the Vatican City 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.