Italian lira
Italian lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002 and of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy between 1807 and 1814 and of the Albanian Kingdom between 1941 and 1943. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a national subunit of the euro. The subdivison of the lira was Centesimi.
The official sign of the lira was ₤.
One United States dollar was equal to 1,591 lira.
Banknotes
The banknotes of the lira were the ₤1000, ₤2000, ₤5000, ₤10,000, ₤50,000, ₤100,000 and the ₤500,000.
Coins
The coins of the lira were the ¢1, ¢2, ¢5, ¢10, ¢20, ¢25, ¢50, ₤1, ₤2, ₤5, ₤10, ₤20, ₤50, ₤100, ₤200, ₤500, ₤1000.
Italian Lira Media
Silver 1 lira of King Vittorio Emanuele II, 1863
Silver 1 Lira depicting Napoleon I, 1812
Silver 1 Lira depicting Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, 1815
Gold 100 Lire depicting King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, 1864
Silver 500 L. featuring the ships of Christopher Columbus, 1960
100 L. FAO commemorative coin, 1979
200 L. Maria Montessori commemorative coin, 1980
1 lira 1993
2 lire del 1958
5 lire del 1993
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