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Italy
see also:
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraque
Ireland
Israel
Italy
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Older issues of the lire:
The last issue of the lire:
Italian lire was introduced in 1862 and was primarily equal to the french franc. Until 1893 six banks had the right to issue banknotes. 1 lire equals 100 chentesimos. In 2002 Italy joined the
euro zone
.
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