Italy has won the Coin of the Year Award in a contest sponsored since 1982 by World Coin News, a numismatic publication. The silver 5,000-lira coin represents the march of time to the new ...

ISTANBUL, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish State Mint has reduced the size of the coins of lira, the Turkish currency, to deal with the rising minting costs, local media reported on Thursday.

A tiny cup of coffee cost more than 1,200 lire, and 10,000 lire was the equivalent of about 5 euros. ... 60, said his collection of gold lira coins was mainly for his children. The euro, ...

From that point, the one-million lira note will become the new one-lira coin. ... "The new lira is also the symbol of the stable economy that we dreamed of for long years." Harsh medicine. The Turkish ...

The one-lira and half-lira coins are now half millimetre thinner and have a different composition of copper, zinc and nickel. IANS. Last Updated : 14 April 2023, 02:10 IST. Follow Us : ...