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Currency that treats zeroes like a personality trait.
means The former basic monetary unit of Italy (and still used in Turkey today), historically needing thousands of units to buy an everyday coffee.
from Traces back to Latin 'libra,' meaning 'pound' or 'scale/balance' — the same root that gives English its abbreviation 'lb.' for pound weight. The name originally referred to a pound weight of silver, the standard by which old European coinages were valued; many currencies across Italy, Malta, Cyprus, and Turkey borrowed the word as they borrowed the Roman idea of weighing money against metal.
- name origin
- From libra, Roman pound of silver
- turkish version
- Lost six zeroes in 2005 redenomination
- italian legacy
- Replaced by euro in 2002, mourned briefly
- inflation flex
- Once needed millions for a coffee