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The lira was the official unit of currency in Italy until 1 January 1999, when it was replaced by the euro (the lira was officially a national subunit of the euro until the rollout of euro coins and notes in 2002). Old lira denominated currency ceased to be legal tender on 28 February 2002. The conversion rate was Lit 1,936.27 to the euro. [13]
All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency, are listed here. In Europe, the most commonly used currency is the euro (used by 26 countries); any country entering the European Union (EU) is expected to join the eurozone [1] when they meet the five convergence criteria. [2]
The lira was the currency of Italy from its unification until it was merged into the euro in 1999. [2] A unit of currency lira had previously been used in some of the states and possessions that became Italy but their values were not necessarily equivalent. (See Luccan lira, Papal lira, Parman lira, Sardinian lira and Tuscan lira.)
The local name of the currency is used in this list, with the adjectival form of the country or region. ... Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta ...
Italy, [a] officially the ... enjoyed a period called the Economic Miracle. In the 1950s, ... Italy joined the common European currency, the euro, in 2002. [271]
Coins of Italy (2 C, 31 P, 6 F) O. Obsolete Italian currencies (1 C, 59 P) Pages in category "Currencies of Italy"
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The euro is the result of the European Union's project for economic and monetary union that came fully into being on 1 January 2002 and it is now the currency used by the majority of the European Union's member states, with all but Denmark (which has an opt-out in the EU treaties) bound to adopt it.