Currencies of Malta

Currency of Malta from 1972 until 2008

Lira is the name of several currency units. It is the current currency of Turkey and also the local name of the currencies of Lebanon and of Syria. It is also the name of several former currencies, including those of Italy, Malta and Israel. The term originates from the value of a Roman pound (, about 329g, 10.58 troy ounces) of high purity silver. The was the basis of the monetary system of the Roman Empire. When Europe resumed a monetary system, during the Carolingian Empire, the Roman system was adopted. The Roman denominations were used (becoming known in England as £sd).

official currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; the currency of Malta during the rule of the Order over Malta, which ended in 1798

gold and silver issues of the euro commemorative coins in Malta