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Lire 10 and Lire 20 coins dated 2000 or 2001 were struck in sets only. The Lire 500 coin was the first bimetallic circulating coin, and was also the first circulating coin to feature Braille numerals (a Braille "L. 500" is on the upper rim of the coin's reverse, above the building).
The ANSA news broadcasts national, local and sector-specific. In addition to the news in Italian ANSA transmits its news in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Arabic. Since 1996, the ANSA was the first agency in Italy to spread news via SMS. From 1985 to 1994, as President of ANSA, he was covered by journalist Giovanni Giovannini.
In 1861, coins were minted in Florence, Milan, Naples and Turin in denominations of c.1, c.2, c.5, c.10 and c.50, 1 lira, 2, 5, 10 and 20 lire, with the lowest four in copper, the highest two in gold and the remainder in silver. In 1863, silver coins below 5 lire were debased from 90% to 83.5% and silver c.20 coins were introduced.
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.)
2 lire 5 lire 10 lire 20 lire: 1959 1959 2001 2001 2001: 28 February 2002: No: Coins below 1 lira were withdrawn in 1947. 1- and 2-lire coins minted from 1968 for collectors' use only; 5-, 10-, and 20-lire coins fell out of use before the 1990's. All lira-denominated coins were withdrawn in 2002 with the introduction of the euro and ...
The lira (Arabic: ليره, plural: lire, abbreviation: MAL), officially known as the Military Authority Lira, was the currency of the British zone of occupation (later Mandate Territory) in Libya between 1943 and 1951, and of the province of Tripolitania until early 1952.
The Agenzia Giornalistica Italia was founded in 1950. [1] The agency is based in Rome. [2] In its initial phase it had a left-wing political stance. [3] Then the agency became part of Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI) in 1960. [3] The agency focuses on news about economics and industry. [4]
The scudo d'argento of 30.1 g fine silver was introduced in 1578 for 7 lire, rising to 12.4 lire by 1739. The tollero of 23.4 g fine silver was issued in 1797 for 10 lire. The Venetian lira piccola was supplanted in the 19th century by the Italian lira of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1806 and the Lombardy-Venetian lira of the Austrian ...