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Italian lira coins were the coins of the Italian lira that served as Italy's currency from 1861 until 2001 when it was replaced by the Euro.
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Italian lira coins were the coins of the Italian lira that served as Italy's currency from 1861 until 2001 when it was replaced by the Euro.
From 1980 until 2001, Lira 1 and Lire 2 coins were struck solely for collectors due to their low value, and in 1998 the Lire 5 was also sold for collectors only. 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).
| Value | Image | Specifications | Description | Minted | Usage | Common Reference | ||||||
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| Obverse | Reverse | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | ||||
| c.1 | 15 mm | 0.78mm | 1 g | Bronze | (1861-1918) | |||||||
| c.2 | 20 mm | 0.8mm | 2 g | Bronze | (1861-1917) | |||||||
| c.5 | 25 mm (1861-1918), 19.5 mm (1919-1943) | 1.08mm | 5 g (1861-1918), 3.25 g (1919-1939), 2.95g (1939-1943) | Bronze (1861-1939), Aluminum-bronze (1939-1943) | (1861-1943) | |||||||
| c.10 [1] [2] | 30 mm (1862-1867), 30.5 mm (1893-1894), 30 mm (1911), 22.5 mm (1919-1943) | 1.50mm | 10 g (1862-1911), 5.4 g (1919-1939), 4.7 g (1939-1943) | Bronze (1862-1939) Aluminum-bronze (1939-1943) | (1862-1943) | |||||||
| c.20 | 1.53mm | Silver 1863-67 Copper-nickel 1894–95, 1918–20 Nickel 1908-38 Stainless steel 1939-43 | 1863-1943 | |||||||||
| c.25 | ||||||||||||
| c.50 | Silver 1861-1892 Nickel 1919-38 Stainless steel 1939-43 | 1862-1943 | ||||||||||
| Lira 1 | Silver 1862-1917 Nickel 1922-38 Stainless steel 1939-43 Aluminum 1946–70, 1980-2001 | 1862–1970, 1980-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 2 | Silver 1862-1917 Nickel 1923-39 Stainless steel 1939-43 Aluminum 1946–70, 1980-2001 | 1862–1970, 1980-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 5 | Silver 1862-1941 Gold 1863-65 [3] Aluminum 1946-2001 | 1862-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 10 | Aluminum | 1951-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 20 | Aluminum-bronze 1957–59, 1968-2001 | 1957-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 50 | Stainless steel 1954-95 Copper-nickel 1996-2001 | 1954-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 100 | Stainless steel 1955-92 Copper-nickel 1993-2001 | 1955-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 200 | Aluminum-bronze | 1977-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 500 | Silver 1958-2001 Bi-metallic aluminum-bronze center in stainless steel ring, 1982-2001 | 1958-2001 | ||||||||||
| Lire 1000 | Bi-metallic copper-nickel centre in aluminum-bronze ring | 1997-2001 | ||||||||||
| 1 Italian lira 1863 | |
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| Vittorio Emanuele II | Coat of arms of the House of Savoy |
| 200 Italian lire Montessori | |
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| FAO's celebration | Maria Montessori |
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