Back ليرة فاتيكانية Arabic Ватыканская ліра Byelorussian Ватиканска лира Bulgarian Vatikánská lira Czech Vatikanische Lira German Λιρέτα Βατικανού Greek Lira vaticana Spanish لیره واتیکان Persian Vatikaanin liira Finnish Lire vaticane French
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| lira vaticana (Italian) VAL | |
|---|---|
 500 Lire | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | ITL |
| Unit | |
| Plural | lire |
| Symbol | None official, see Italian lira |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | centesimo Subunits were abolished after WWII |
| Plural | |
| centesimo | centesimi (c.) |
| Banknotes | Italian lira banknotes |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000 Lire |
| Rarely used | 1 Lira, 2, 5, 10, 20 Lire |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | None, previously: Vatican City Italy San Marino |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Banca d'Italia |
| Website | www |
| Valuation | |
| EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |
| Since | 13 March 1979, 25 November 1996[a] |
| Withdrawn | 16 September 1992 (Black Wednesday) |
| Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 |
| Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 1999 |
| Replaced by euro, cash | 1 January 2002 |
| 1 € = | 1,936.27 Lire |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
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The lira (plural lire; abbreviation: VAL) was the currency of the Vatican City between 1929 and 2002. It was not a separate currency but an issue of the Italian lira; the Banca d'Italia produced coins specifically for Vatican City.