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Italy was one of the first countries to adopt the Euro. Prior to their conversion to the decimal system based Euro (EUR) in 2002, Italy's currency was called the Lire. The Lire was equal to one hundred Centesimi, and it was the official Italian currency between 1861 and 2002.
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∙ 18y agoThe basic unit of money in Italy is Euro. Almost all the countries in Europe use euros..have fun
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∙ 15y ago==Euro== It was the Lira (plural is Lire). Italy is now using the Euro along with 12 other European countries.
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Italy has used the euro as its currency unit since 2002.
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∙ 14y agoItaly uses the Euro (€). Before 2002 the lira was the official currency; between 1999 and 2002 there was a 'crossover' period when both could be used.
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∙ 12y agoa lire
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What is Italy's money?
The Euro replaced the Italian lira as the national currency on January 1, 2002.
When did the monetary unit in Italy change?
The Euro was introduced as the official currency of the European Union as an accounting unit in 1999 and was adopted as coin and paper currency on the 1 Januray 2002 and Italy is a member of the EU. When the currency was adopted for a certain period of time [variable per country] there was dual currency circulation - the former national currency [Italian Lira] and Euros. In Italy this period was extended to almost two years.
What's the currency in Italy?
At present (2012,) the currency used in Italy is the Euro.
What was the currency that Italy had before Euro?
The Lira was the currency of Italy before 2002. Since then Italy has used the Euro (€).
What dollar do Italy use?
The currency used is the same one as most of the European Union countries: The EURO!
In 2001 euro was what currency in Italy?
Prior to the Euro Italy used the Lira as currency
What was Italy's traditional currency before the euro?
The Lira was the currency of Italy before 2002. Since then Italy has used the Euro (€).
Money in Italy?
Italy's currency is Euro.
What is Pompeii's currency?
As Pompeii is a site in Italy, its currency would be the same as the rest of Italy--the euro.
What was the the currency in Italy before euro?
Before Italy adopted the Euro, the Italian currency was the Lira.
What is national currency of America?
The national currency of the USA is the dollar
What is the currency of ittly?
Italy uses the "Euro" currency.
