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The Unicode system allocated U+20A4 ₤ LIRA SIGN to the Italian lira, to provide compatibility with a legacy HP character set. [1] As with U+00A3 £ POUND SIGN , where the one-bar and the two-bar versions are treated as allographs and the choice between them is merely stylistic, no evidence has been found that either style predominated in ...
The lira or pound [a] is the currency of Lebanon.It was formerly divided into 100 piastres (or qirsh in Arabic) but, because of high inflation during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), subunits were discontinued.
Carolingian pound (Latin: libra), a unit of weight and coinage, ancestor of German: Pfund, French: livre, Spanish: peso, Lira (Italian: lira, Turkish: lira) as well as the English word pound. Libra (weight), an ancient Roman unit of weight, basis for the Carolingian pound; Local exchange trading system: many British LETS use(d) the term "pound"
Pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and its territories.
The 1 lira cent (Italian: centesimo di lira), commonly called centesimino, [1] was the smallest denomination of Italian lira coins. Like the contemporary 1, 2 and 5 cent coins, it was made of a bronze alloy composed of 960‰ copper and 40‰ tin. [2] The 1-cent coins were minted between 1861 and 1918, only to be withdrawn from circulation in ...
Liza Minnelli has been married and divorced four times, but her first union left her "truly devastated." The entertainer, who famously starred as Sally Bowles in the film version of "Cabaret," is ...
Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted via an alert from a commercial pilot, authorities said on Monday.
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs the ball against Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook (6) in the first quarter in Super Bowl LIX at ...