U+20A4, ₤
LIRA SIGN

[U+20A3]
Currency Symbols
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Translingual

Symbol

  1. The symbol for Lira, also known as the full width lira in typography, intended for lira. Was used interchangeably with £ as the symbol for Italian lira until switching to the euro.
  2. Alternative form of £; pound sign.
    • 1817, James Morrison, A concise system of Commercial Arithmetic (in English), page 155:
      100 English is equal to 108,,6,,8 Irish

See also

Currency signs

  • – lari
  • – hryvnia
  • – kip
  • – Turkish lira
  • – manat
  • – mill
  • – naira
  • – Philippine peso
  • £ – pound
  • – rial or riyal
  • – riel
  • ރ – rufiyaa
  • – ruble
  • – rupee
  • – rupee
  • – Indian rupee
  • or – taka
  • – rupee (in Gujarat)
  • – new shekel
  • – tenge
  • – tugrik
  • – won
  • ¥ – yen or yuan

Formerly used currency signs

  • – austral
  • – ECU (European Currency Unit)
  • – cruzeiro
  • – drachma
  • – French franc
  • – Italian lira
  • – livre tournois
  • – mark
  • – peseta
  • – pfennig
  • – spesmilo
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