Lira
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Lira is the name of the monetary unit of a number of countries, as well as the former currency of Italy, San Marino and the Vatican City.
The term originates from the value of a Troy pound weight (Latin libra) of high purity silver, and as such is a direct cognate of the British pound sterling; in some countries, such as Cyprus, the words lira and pound are used as equivalents. L, sometimes in a double-crossed script form (₤) or less often single-crossed (£), is usually used as the symbol.
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Former currencies
Current uses
Turkey
The Turkish Lira was introduced in the mid 1870s. The New Turkish Lira, equivalent to 1,000,000 old lira, is the current currency of Turkey, issued on January 1 2005.
Malta
The Maltese Lira, known in the Maltese language as the Lira Maltija, is the currency of Malta. It is sometimes referred to as a pound.
Cyprus
The Cyprus pound is called "lira" in local languages.
Lebanon
The Lebanese pound is called "lira" in local languages.
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