Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The lira (/ ˈ l ɪər ə / LEER-ə, Italian:; pl.: lire, / ˈ l ɪər eɪ / LEER-eh, Italian:) [1] was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc , and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually form the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
The franc is any of various units of currency.One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes.The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription francorum rex (King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th century, or from the French franc, meaning "frank" (and "free" in certain contexts, such as coup franc, "free kick").
Franco Giraldi (1931–2020), Italian film director Franco Girolami (born 1992), Argentine motor racing driver Franco Giuseppucci (1947–1980), Italian mobster
A monetary union means states in that union lose the main mechanism of recovery of their international competitiveness by weakening (depreciating) their currency. When wages become too high compared to productivity in the exports sector, then these exports become more expensive and they are crowded out from the market within a country and abroad.
In finance, an exchange rate is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another currency. [1] Currencies are most commonly national currencies, but may be sub-national as in the case of Hong Kong or supra-national as in the case of the euro.
Gianfranco is a compound Italian given name, consisting of Gian- and Franco. Gian-comes from Giovanni and is used in compound names. It is closest to John or French Jean. Gianni means "God is gracious" and Franco means "Free man" or "Frenchman", a contracted form of Francesco. Notable people with the given name include:
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...
The term originates from the Italian for "thin metal plate". The name was applied to Spanish and Hispanic American pieces of eight, or pesos, by Venetian traders in the Levant in the 16th century. İmage of 50 Turkish piastres (Turkish:50 kuruş). Istanbul map and 15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü in the background.