As of today (2001), 1 Euro is worth about 1$ and about 2000
lire
$
Lire
EURO
2c
50
2c
5c
100
5c
10c
200
10c
25c
500
25c
50c
1.000
50c
$2.50
5.000
2.5
$5
10.000
5
$25
50.000
25
$50
100.000
50
QUICK TRICK
Take the amount in Lire, remove three 0 and divide
by 2
Take the amount in Dollars, double it and make it
Thousands.
40.000L = 20$ = 20
50$ = 100.000L = 50
COINS
Value
Front
Back
50 lire
2c
100 lire
4c
200 lire
10c
500 lire
25c
1000 lire
50c
There are two kinds of 100 lire coins. Consider that a lot
of automatic machines won't accept the smallest abd newest coins
yet.
There are two kinds of 1000 lire: coins and paper.
Be aware that 1000 lire coins is similar to 500 lire ones.
Differences are: 1000 is bigger than 500 lire. 1000 is silver
with gold ring outside. 500 lire is gold with silver ring outside.