Are Italian Lira coins worth anything?

The Italian Lira was replaced by the Euro in 2002 and Italian Lira coins and banknotes no longer have any monetary value.

What is a lira coin?

lira in American English Abbreviation: L., Lit. a silver, bronze, or chrome steel coin and monetary unit of Turkey, equal to 100 kurus; equal to 100 piasters before 1933; Turkish pound. Abbreviation: TL.

How much is a 500 lira coin worth?

The 500 silver lira in question have an average value of about 7 euro. Some Mint models can reach a value of between 20 and 80 €.

How much is a Italian 200 lire coin worth?

Although the italian 200 lire coins issued in 1977 are the first ones, they are not classified as rare coins, but as common coins because of the high circulation. Therefore, their present value, depending on their state of preservation, is about 1€.

What is the Italian coin called?

Italy Money. The official currency in Italy is the Euro (€). The Euro paper money and coins come in different denominations with 100 cents or centesimi making up one euro.

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, 1 and 2 lira coins were struck solely for collectors due to their low value, and in 1998 the 5 lira was also sold for collectors only.

What is the value of old Italian coins?

Some of the old Italian coins are valued even 10 thousands euro. The rare lire coin with the highest value are those that were minted during the 50s. Highly sought after by collectors, these rare pieces of lira coins have a great value especially if they have been kept with the utmost care.

What are Italy coins?

Since Italy has been for centuries divided into many city-states, they all had different coinage systems, but when the country became unified in 1861, the Italian lira came into place, and was used until 2002. Today, Italy uses the Euro .

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