Introduction and details of lira

The highest face value before Italy joined the euro zone was 50 Wan Li lira (1September 1997 15). The design of both sides of the paper money consists entirely of Raphael's three masterpieces (The Portrait of Raphael, The Academy of Athens and The Triumph of Galatia). Because the design is all taken from famous paintings, it also adds a lot of color to the paper money itself. For the paper money designer, the work has also become very simple.

100000 lira The overall design released in 1994 is almost the same as that of 500000 lira, except that the nostalgic figures are replaced by baroque Caravaggio, and the design consists of three works by Caravaggio (self-portrait, female diviner and still life).

A unit of currency in Italy, Vatican and San Marino.

The face value of money is 1 lira = 100 cents. The denominations of paper money are 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 50000, 100000, 200000 lira, etc. , and 1, 2,5,10,20.

Currency exchange rate1946 65438+1October 4 to 65438+1March 29, 960, Italy has been implementing various exchange rates.

1960 On March 30th, Italy officially stipulated that the gold content of 1 lira was 0.00 142 187g, the legal exchange rate was 625 lira = 1 USD, and the upper and lower limits of the official price were 620.50/629.50 lira =

1On April 24th, 972, Italy announced the implementation of the regulation that the fluctuation range of the currency exchange rate within the member countries of the European Economic Community should not exceed 2.25%. 1973 65438+1October 22nd, Italy implemented the dual exchange rate system. On March 2 1, the dual exchange rate system ended and the single official exchange rate was restored.

In 2002, the Bank of Italy decided to postpone the deadline to stop using the Italian lira until June 30th.