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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 (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

See also

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Former currencies

★ Israeli lira

★ Italian lira

★ Italian East African lira

★ Italian Somaliland lira

★ Neapolitan lira

★ Sammarinese lira

★ Tripolitanian lira

★ Vatican lira

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.
===Lebanon===
The Lebanese pound is called "lira" in local languages.
===Cyprus===
The Cyprus pound is called "lira" in local languages.
===Syria===
The Syrian pound is called "lira" in national language of Syria, Arabic.
===Jordan===
A widely-used name of Jordanian dinar is lira.

See also

★ Pound (currency)

External link

★ Overview of Italian lira from the BBC