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Shiny coins to replace paper lire in Italy by 1957
In Rome, postwar officials push to replace banknotes with light metal coins of 50 and 100 lire, with the goal of a full shift by the end of 1957. The new coins, minted in acmonital steel, feature ancient Greek and Roman imagery and are designed to slow inflation and ease everyday transactions.
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