Italian East African lira
- Italian East African lira
The lira was the currency of Italian East Africa ("Africa Orientale Italiana", or AOI) between 1936fact|date=May 2007 and 1941. It was equivalent to the Italian lira and Italian currency circulated, together with banknotes first issued in 1938. In Italian Somaliland, the lira was already circulating. In Ethiopia, the lira replaced the birr whilst in Eritrea it replaced the Eritrean tallero. It also briefly replaced the East African shilling in British Somaliland between 1940 and 1941.
The lira was replaced by the East African shilling in 1941, when the United Kingdom gained control of Italy's colonies, at the rate of 1 shilling = 24 lire. A relic of the lira was the use even in the 1960s of the expression "Lix Lira" (=six lira) for 25 cents.
Banknotes
In 1938, banknotes were issued for use in Italian East Africa in denominations of 50, 100, 500 and 1000 lire. [http://www.pjsymes.com.au/articles/somalia(part1).htm The Banknotes of Somalia by Peter Symes] The designs were the same as those used on Italian notes but the colours of the notes were different and they bore an overprint with the words "Serie Speciale Africa Orientale Italiana".
References
*numis cite SCWPM | date=1994
External links
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