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Vatican lira
lira vaticana(Italian)
VAL
500 Lire
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.bancaditalia.it
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Withdrawn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.
^Indirectly (1:1 peg to ITL).
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