other uses Expand Italian Lira moneta date October 2010 align right Coin image box 1 double header 1 Turkish Lira image Image Lira coin.png caption right Ataturk M. Kemal Ataturk width 200 position right margin 0 Coin image box 1 double header 1 Italian lira 1863 image Image VE2 lira 1863.jpg caption ... 200 position right margin 0 Lira currency sign sign , , or L plural lire is the name of the Currency ..., lira in Italy. The Venetian lira was one of the currencies in use in Italy and due to the economic ... century Egypt and the Ottoman Empire adopted the lira as their national currency, equivalent ... states kept the lira as their national currency. In some countries, such as Cyprus , which have belonged to both empires, the Ottoman Empire and the British Empire, the words lira and pound currency ... keyboards do not thus making abbreviation inconvenient. ref Current uses Turkey The Turkish lira was introduced in 1844 during Ottoman Empire Ottoman reign. Turkish Lira is now the currency of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus . Lebanon The Lebanese pound is called lira in local national language, Arabic . Syria The Syrian pound is called lira in national language of Syria, Arabic . Jordan A widely used name of Jordanian dinar is lira. Also br The Bulgarian language refers to the English pound as lira or occasionally paund to reflect English phonology in opposition to Croatian which refers to the Italian as lira and the English as funta from German . Former currencies Cyprus pound called lira in Turkish Israeli lira Italian lira Italian East African lira Italian Somaliland lira Maltese lira Neapolitan lira Sammarinese lira Tripolitanian lira Vatican lira Pound currency , translated lira in some languages French livre cognate Turkish lira cognate Footnotes reflist Further reading Carlo M. Cipolla, Le avventure della lira , Bologna, Il Mulino, 1975. Stefano Poddi, La lunga storia della lira , stralcio, Fondazioni, n. 2 marzo aprile, 2008. Roma. Stefano Poddi, La lunga storia ... more details
Lira may mean Money Lira , the currency of various countries, such as Italy obsolete and Turkey . Places Lira, Salvaterra de Mi o , a village in Galicia Spain Galicia , NW of Spain Lira, Carnota , a village in Galicia Spain Galicia , NW of Spain Lira, Uganda Lira , a town in northern Uganda Lira District , an administrative district in northern Uganda its chief town is Lira, Uganda Lira . Ciampino Airport LIRA , the ICAO code for Ciampino Airport. People Osvaldo Lira , Chilean priest, theologian and philosopher. Gonzalo Lira , Chilean American novelist and film director. Lira Encantadia Lira , a fictional character in the Philippines Philippine television series Encantadia . Lira singer Lira , a South Africa n singer. Music Alternate term for Lingm , a Bhutan ese flute Lyre , an Ancient stringed musical instrument Lira music , an Ukrainian folk musical instrument see Lirnyk . Lira instrument , an Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy gurdy. Lira da braccio , a European bowed string instrument played during the Renaissance Kemenche Pontic lyra , a bowed string instrument played in the area of northern Turkey by several ethnic groups. Lyra Cretan , a bowed string instrument ... . Lira organizzata , an instrument similar to the hurdy gurdy. Lira First Slovene Singing Quire , the first Slovene men quire. Other Alfa class submarine Lira or Lyra class , the Russian name of a class ... Account LIRA , a Canadian Locked In Retirement Account which is used to hold pension funds Lira mollusc , lines or ridges on the Mollusc shell shell of molluscs or brachiopods . Lira ISS , a communications system. disambig az Lir d qiql dirm bs Lira vor ca Lira cs Lira de Lira el es Lira eo Liro fr Lira gl Lira ko hr Lira id Lira disambiguasi it Lira lv Lira lt Lira he hu L ra egy rtelm s t lap nl Lira ja pl Lira ujednoznacznienie pt Lira ro Lir dezambiguizare ru sk L ra sh Lira razvrstavanje fi Lira sv Lira ... more details
Infobox Hospital Name Lira Regional Referral Hospital Org Group Uganda Ministry of Health Image Caption optional Logo optional Location Lira, Uganda Lira Coordinates Region br Lira District State Country br flag Uganda HealthCare Public Type General and Teaching Specialty Standards optional if no national standards Emergency I Affiliation Beds 254 Founded 1920 ref http www.ugandatravelguide.com lira district.html Lira Hospital Founded in 1920 s ref Closed optional Website Wiki Links Hospitals in Uganda br Medical education in Uganda Lira Regional Referral Hospital , commonly known as Lira Hospital is a hospital in Lira, Uganda Lira , northern Uganda . It is the referral hospital for the districts of Amolatar District Amolatar , Apac District Apac , Dokolo District Dokolo , Lira District Lira and Oyam District Oyam . Location Lira Hospital is located in the city of Lira, Uganda , approximately convert 271 km mi , by road, north of Kampala , Uganda s capital and largest city. ref http distancecalculator.globefeed.com Uganda Distance Result.asp?fromplace Kampala 20 &toplace Lira 20 Lira &fromlat 0.3155556&tolat 2.235&fromlng 32.5655556&tolng 32.9097222 Road Distance Between Kampala and Lira with Map ref The exact coordinates of the hospital are not known, as of December 2009. Overview Lira Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. It is one of the thirteen 13 Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. ref Hospitals ... Uganda Medical Education in Uganda ref The bed capacity of Lira Hospital is quoted as 254. ref http www.ugandatravelguide.com lira district.html Lira Hospital has 254 Beds ref External links http www.lira.go.ug Lira District Internet Portal See also Lira, Uganda LiraLira District Lango sub region Hospitals in Uganda References reflist Lira District coord missing Uganda Category Hospitals in Uganda Category Lira District Uganda struct stub Africa hospital stub ... more details
info official name Lira other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname ... skyline Lira Uganda 2010 01 04.JPG imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size ... region subdivision name2 Lango sub region subdivision type3 District subdivision name3 Lira District ... Morish Odung Elected Mayor of Lira In 2011 ref leader title1 for places with, say ... blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Lira is a city in Northern Region, Uganda Northern Uganda . It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Lira District . Lira was the main ... Lango sub region . Location Lira is located approximately convert 110 km mi , by road, southeast ... Uganda Distance Result.asp?fromplace Gulu 20 Gulu &toplace Lira 20 Lira &fromlat 2.7666667&tolat 2.235&fromlng 32.3055556&tolng 32.9097222 Road Distance Between Gulu And Lira With Map ref This location ...?fromplace Kampala 20 20&toplace Lira 20 Lira &fromlat 0.3155556&tolat 2.235&fromlng 32.5655556&tolng 32.9097222 Map Showing Lira And Kampala With Distance Marker ref The coordinates of Lira are 02 14 56N, 32 54 00E Latitude 02.2490 Longitude 32.8999 . Lango sub region Lira lies in Lira District. Lira District is part of Lango sub region , which consists of the following districts Alebtong District , Amolatar District , Apac District , Dokolo District , Lira District , Kole District , Otuke District and Oyam District . The city of Lira remains the principle commercial centre of the sub region. Population The 2002 national census estimated the population of Lira at 80,879. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics UBOS , estimated the population of Lira at 98,300. ref http www.citypopulation.de Uganda.html 2002 and 2008 Estimated Population of Lira ref In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid year population of Lira at 108,600. ref http www.ubos.org onlinefiles uploads ubos pdf 20documents TP52010.pdf 2011 Estimated Populations of Major Urban Centers In Uganda ref File Lira IDP camp new arrivals.jpg ... more details
Image Pedro Lira Carta de amor.jpg thumb Pedro Lira, Carta de amor , Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago de Chile Image Pedro Lira Paisaje, 1871.jpg thumb Pedro Lira, Landscape , 1871 Pedro Lira 17 May 1845 20 April 1912 was a Chilean painter. He was one of the founders of the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts Biography Lira came from a wealthy family, the son of Jos Calvo Santos Lira and Martina Rencoret Cienfuegos. Chile was experiencing a time of great economic prosperity, especially after the end of the War of the Pacific . During his childhood and adolescence he studied at the Instituto Nacional where he received a liberal education. He entered the Academy of Painting directed by Alejandro Ciccarelli . By 1862, Lira entered the workshop of master landscape painter Antonio Smith painter Antonio Smith , while pursuing parallel career in law at the University of Chile, where he finished successfully in 1867. However, his interest in painting would aprevail and he went on to devote full time to art. From 1873 to 1884 he lived in France. He was a fan of Eug ne Delacroix , copying several of his paintings. After his return to Chile helped by the innovative spirit of the government of Domingo Santa Mar a , he felt an opportunity to create an environment similar to the Parisian culture and exhibit his art. External links http www.artnet.de library 05 0513 T051313.asp Grove Dictionary of Art Biography at artnet.de Patience A. Schell http www.bbk.ac.uk ibamuseum texts Schell02B.htm Pedro Lira, Painter and Critic http www.portaldearte.cl autores lira pedro1.htm Portal del Arte iography at portaldelarte.cl Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lira, Pedro ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 17 May 1845 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 20 April 1912 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lira, Pedro Category 1845 births Category 1912 deaths Category People from Santiago Category Chilean painters Chile painter stub ca Pedro Lira de Pedro Lira es Pedro Lira ... more details
Infobox settlement name Lira District settlement type Districts of Uganda District native name nickname image skyline image size image caption image flag image seal image map Lira District Uganda.png map ... Capital city Capital subdivision name4 Lira, Uganda Lira leader title leader name established title ... Homepage footnotes Lira District is a Districts of Uganda district in Northern Region, Uganda Northern Uganda . Like many other Uganda n districts, it is named after its chief town , Lira, Uganda Lira . Location Lira District is bordered by Pader District to the north, Otuke District to the northeast ..., administrative and commercial center in the district, Lira, Uganda Lira , is located convert ... Uganda Distance Result.asp?fromplace Gulu 20 Gulu &toplace Lira 20 Lira &fromlat 2.7666667&tolat 2.235&fromlng 32.3055556&tolng 32.9097222 Map Showing Gulu And Lira With Distance ... is relatively peaceful. Until 2005, Lira district comprised six counties Erute, Dokolo, Kyoga, Otuke, Moroto and Lira, Uganda Lira Municipality . These were further subdivided into 28 sub counties ..., Lira District today consists of four 4 counties Erute North County Erute South County Moroto County Lira, Uganda Lira Town Council In 2006 and 2007, Lira District experienced a massive return of IDP ... villages in a period of fourteen 14 months. Lango sub region Lira District is part of Lango sub region ... , Dokolo District , Lira District , Kole District , Otuke District and Oyam District . The sub region ... that the population of Lira District in 2010, was about 368,100. See table below style font size 100 width 100 align center Lira District Population Trends valign top class wikitable sortable ... language Uganda Lwo . Economic activity Lira District has a diversified economy including Mill ... Lira District Website See also Lira, Uganda Lira Lango sub region Northern Region, Uganda Districts of Uganda References reflist Category Lira District Category Districts of Uganda Category Northern ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 File 5 Tripolitanian lira note.jpg thumb A 5 Tripolitanian lira note The lira Lang ar , plural lire was the military currency of the U.K. British zone of occupation later Mandate Territory in Libya between 1943 and 1951. It was issued by the Military Authority in Tripolitania , known popularly as MAL and circulated together with the Italian lira at par. This situation reflected that of Italy, where the AM lira was minted by the United States . The Tripolitanian and the Italian lira were replaced in 1951 by the Libyan pound at a rate of 1 pound 480 lire. Paper Money No coins were issued for this currency, old Italian coins theorically being still circulating, although heavily devalued. Notes were issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 lire. DEFAULTSORT Tripolitanian Lira Category Modern obsolete currencies Category History of Libya Category 1943 establishments Category 1951 disestablishments Category Tripolitania Libya stub Money unit stub ar it Lira tripolitana ... more details
Infobox Instrument name Calabrian lira names Lira Calabrese, Lira image Lira calabrese.JPG hornbostel sachs 321.21 71 hornbostel sachs desc Bowl lyre sounded by a bow range related Byzantine lyra Byzantine lira , Byzantine Empire historic Cretan Lyra , Crete and Dodecanese, Greece Gadulka , Bulgaria Kemenche Classical Kemenche Armud kemen e , Istanbul, Turkey Greek Politiki lyra Lijerica The Calabrian Lira Italian Lira Calabrese is a traditional musical instrument characteristic of some areas of Calabria , Regions of Italy region in Southern Italy southern Italy . Characteristics The Lira of Calabria is a Bow music bowed string instrument with three strings music strings . Like most bowed liras, it is played upright, usually supported on the knee, held with the left hand touching the strings with the nails laterally while the right hand moves the bow. The repertory of the lira ... of new manufacturers in different parts of Calabria. Origin The Calabrian Lira is closely related to the bowed Byzantine lyra lira Greek of the Byzantine Empire . The Persian geographer ... lira , as a typical bowed instrument of the Byzantines Margaret J. Kartomi, 1990 . Similar bowed instruments descendants of the Byzantine lira have continued to be played in many post Byzantine regions ... kemen e , Greek Politiki lira in Turkey . The Byzantine lira spread westward to Europe, with uncertain evolution authors in the 11th and 12th centuries use the words fiddle and lira interchangeably ..., 1990 La lira calabrese , supplemento a Calabria , Catanzaro, maggio 1987 , quaderno n. 2, anno XV, n. 25. libricino del cd La lira in Calabria RLS 002 Coop. R.L.S. , Catanzaro , 1994 . La lira , di Goffredo Plastino , Edizioni Monteleone VV . lira. Encyclop dia Britannica. 2009. Encyclop dia Britannica ... Category Calabria Category Italian music Category String instruments Interwiki ca Lira calabresa el it Lira calabrese ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local image 1 36 1336 01 500K kost au.jpg image title 1 5 lira 500 kuru coin using countries flag Ottoman Empire unofficial users flag Turkey until the Turkish Lira started circulating subunit ratio 1 1 5 subunit name 1 mecidiye or mecidiye medjidiye subunit ratio 2 1 100 subunit name 2 kuru subunit ratio 3 1 4000 subunit name 3 para symbol used coins 1, 5, 10, 20, 40 para, 2, 5, 10, 20 kuru , , , 1, 2 , 5 lira used banknotes 1, 5, 10, 20, 40, 50 kuru , 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500, 1000 lira issuing authority Ottoman Bank obsolete notice Y The Ottoman lira was the currency of Ottoman Empire between 1844 Citation needed date April 2011 and 29 October ... continuing to circulate as a subdivision of the lira, with 100 kuru 1 lira. The para also ... coins and banknotes, with for para, for kuru and for lira for Turkish lira . In European languages, the kuru was known as the piastre, whilst the lira was known as the livre in French. Between 1844 and 1881, the lira was on a bimetallic standard, with 1 lira 6.61519 grams .... World War I saw Turkey effectively depart from the gold standard with the gold lira being worth about nine lira in paper money by the early 1920s. Between 1844 and 1855, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 40 para, , 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 kuru , , , 1, 2 and 5 lira. The para denominations were struck in copper, the kuru in silver and the lira in gold. The 1 para was discontinued ... 200px right 100 lira banknote The Ottoman Bank Banque Imperiale Ottomane Imperial Ottoman Bank first ... and French. Notes for 1, 2 and 5 lira were introduced in 1873. In 1876, smaller denomination notes were introduced for 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 kuru . In 1908, 50 and 100 lira notes were introduced ... of 5 and 20 kuru , , , 1 and 5 lira, followed the next year by 1 and 2 kuru , 2 , 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500 lira. 1000 lira notes were introduced in 1914. In 1917, postage stamp money was issued ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Lira is a common surname in the Spanish language Spanish and Italian language Italian languages. It was also a given name during the Middle Ages Medieval period . Lira translates to libra in Latin , which means balance . DEFAULTSORT Lira Name Category Surnames Ie lang stub ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 Mount Lira coor dm 67 52 S 48 53 E is a mountain located 5 nautical miles 9 km east of Condon Hills , in Enderby Land . The geology of this feature was investigated by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition of 1961 62, which called it Gora Lira lyre mountain , probably because of its shape. usgs gazetteer DEFAULTSORT Lira Category Mountains of Enderby Land EnderbyLand geo stub ... more details
Italic title Taxobox image image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Chaenopsidae genus Ekemblemaria species E. lira binomial Ekemblemaria lira binomial authority Hastings, 1992 Ekemblemaria lira is a species of Chaenopsidae chaenopsid blenny in the genus Ekemblemaria . ref name Fishbase http fishbase.org summary SpeciesSummary.php?genusname Ekemblemaria&speciesname lira Ekemblemaria lira at www.fishbase.org. ref It is known from a single specimen from Las Palmas disambiguation Las Palmas , near Esmeraldas, Ecuador , in the eastern Pacific ocean. ref name Fishbase It was named by Philip A. Hastings in 1992. ref name Hastings, 1992 Hastings, P. A. 1992 18 Aug. ref. 19884 Ekemblemaria lira, a new blennioid fish from Ecuador, with comments on sexual dimorphism and relationships in Ekemblemaria Teleostei Chaenopsidae . Copeia 1992 no. 3 769 776. ref References Reflist Category Chaenopsidae Category Animals described in 1992 Chaenopsidae stub nl Ekemblemaria lira ... more details
Infobox Airport name Lira Airport nativename image IATA ICAO HULI type Public center Location map Uganda width 200 float center caption mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 label Lira position bottom lat deg 02 lat min 14 lat sec 52 lat dir N lon deg 032 lon min 54 lon sec 35 lon dir E small Location of Lira Airport in Uganda small center owner Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda operator city served Lira, Uganda location if different than above elevation f 3,579 elevation m 1,091 coordinates coord 02 14 52 N 32 54 35 E type airport region UG scale 10000 display inline, title website metric rwy y r1 number r1 length m 846 r1 length f 2,776 r1 surface Unpaved footnotes Lira Airport airport codes HULI is an airport serving Lira, Uganda Lira ref name GCM cite web url http www.gcmap.com airport HULI title Lira, Uganda ICAO HULI publisher Great Circle Mapper accessdate 9 March 2010 ref , a town in the Lira District in Uganda . Lira Airport is one of the thirteen upcountry airports that are administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda Uganda Civil Aviation Authority . ref cite web url http www.caa.co.ug index1.php?pageid 77&pageSection Aerodromes title Aerodromes publisher Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda accessdate 9 March 2010 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref It is one of the forty six 46 airports in the country. ref cite web url https www.cia.gov library publications ... ref Location Lira Airport is located in northern Uganda , approximately convert 250 km mi , by air ... 20 20&toplace Lira 20 Lira &fromlat 0.042386&tolat 2.235&fromlng 32.443503&tolng 32.9097222 title Distance between Entebbe and Lira with map work Distance Calculator publisher Globefeed.com accessdate ... coordinates of this airport are coord 02 14 52 N 32 54 35 E . Lira Airport is situated at convert ... . External links http www.caa.co.ug Uganda Civil Aviation Authority See also Lira, Uganda Civil Aviation ... box br Lira District Category Airports in Uganda Category Lira District ... more details
image 1 Lira coin.png image title 1 1 Turkish lira iso code TRY using countries flag Turkey br Flag ... printer CBRT Banknote Printer printer website www.tcmb.gov.tr Economy of Turkey The Turkish lira ... de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus . The lira is subdivided into 100 kuru . All notes and coins of Turkish Lira have portraits of Mustafa Kemal Atat rk from different ... Cumhuriyeti Merkez Bankas language Turkish year 2011 month October ref History First lira After periods pegged to the British pound and the French franc , a peg of 2.8 lira 1 U.S. dollar was adopted in 1946 and maintained until 1960, when the currency was devalued to 9 lira 1 dollar. From 1970, a series of hard, then soft pegs to the dollar operated as the value of the lira began to fall. Because of the chronic inflation experienced in Turkey from the 1970s through to the 1990s, the lira experienced ... but has never suffered hyperinflation . From an average of 9 lira per U.S. dollar in the late 1960s, the currency came to trade at approximately 1.65 new lira per U.S. dollar in late 2001. This represented an average inflation of more than 40 per year. 1966 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 9 lira 1980 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 0.0001 new lira 1988 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 0.0013 new lira 1995 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 0.045 new lira 1996 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 0.107 new lira 2001 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 1.65 new lira 2004 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 1.35 new lira 2005 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 1.29 new lira The use of New Turkish Lira , which drops 6 zeros from the currency Turkish Lira , was implemented in 2005 2007 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 1.26 new lira 2008 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 1.55 new lira 2009 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 1.48 new lira 2010 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 1.44 new lira 2011 &mdash 1 U.S. dollar 1.81 new lira In 2010, the name was converted to Turkish Lira , but New Turkish Lira was used as currency until 31 December 2009. In the last decade, the Turkish lira stabilized against the U.S. dollar and the euro , although in 2011 ... more details
unreferenced date July 2009 The Lira system lang ru is a two way communication system used between the International Space Station and Mission Control via the Russia n Luch satellite Luch relay satellite constellation, also known as Altair . The ROS Russian Orbital Segment communication Subsystems can receive commands directly from ground stations through the Regul Subsystem and can receive commands from the LUCH satellite through the Lira or the Regul System. DEFAULTSORT Lira Iss Category Components of the International Space Station Category Russian components of the International Space Station Russia spacecraft stub Russia stub ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local lira nuova small Italian language Italian small image 1 Maria Luigia 10 soldi 768767.jpg image title 1 10 soldi coin by Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma Marie Louise using countries flagcountry Duchy of Parma unofficial users flag Monaco , flag France , flag Kingdom of Sardinia 1720 name Piedmont , flag Andorra pegged by French franc subunit ratio 1 1 100 subunit name 1 centesimo nickname french franc franc symbol used coins c.1, c.3, c.5 br s.5, s.10, 1, 2, 5 rarely used coins 20, 40 mint Milan Mint , Parma Mint obsolete notice Y The lira plural lire was the distinct currency of Duchy of Parma Parma before 1802 and again from 1815 to 1859. History First lira The Duchy of Parma issued its own currency until it was annexed to France in 1802. This lira was subdivided into 20 soldi wikt singular singular soldo , each of 12 denari singular denaro , with the sesino worth 6 denari and the ducato was worth 7 lire. The currency was replaced by the French franc . Second lira After the re establishment of Parman independence, a national currency was introduced in 1815. Also called the lira, it was subdivided into 20 soldi or 100 centesimi . However, this lira was equal to the French franc and the Sardinian lira , and it circulated alongside the latter. It weighed 5 grams, and had a purity of 9 10 of silver . Since 1860, Parma has used the equivalent Italian lira . Coins First lira In the late 18th century, circulation coins included copper 1 sesino, billon 5, 10 and 20 soldi, silver , 1, 3 and 6 lire, and 1 14, 1 7, , and 1 ducato. Gold coins were issued in denominations of 1 zecchino and , 1, 3, 4, 6 and 8 doppia . Second lira In 1815, silver coins were introduced in denominations of 5 and 10 soldi, 1, 2 and 5 lire, together with gold 20 and 40 lire. Copper 1, 3 and 5 centesimi were added in 1830. All coins until the death of Marie Louise were ... disestablishments Pound currency ru it Lira di Parma ... more details
Infobox Instrument name Lira names Hornbostel Sachs HS 312.322 72 image UI Lira.jpg classification Chordophone related Hurdy gurdy Relia The lira , or relia , lang uk is a variant of the hurdy gurdy , an instrument which can trace its history back to the 10th century. Regarding the origins of the lira in the region there are two schools of thought The lira is an evolution of the medieval bowed Byzantine liralira of the Byzantine Empire, ancestor of most European bowed instruments. The Byzantine lira was possibly introduced into Ukraine through the various The Trade Route from the Varangians to the Greeks trade routes to Byzantium . The lira was introduced into Ukraine in the 17th century by Cossacks who had fought in France as mercenary soldiers. The lira was used as an instrument to accompany religious psalms, kants and epic ballads known as Duma epic dumy performed by itinerant blind musicians called lirnyky sing. lirnyk . Occasionally lirnyky were hired to play dance music at weddings. They often organized themselves into Kobzar guilds guilds or brotherhoods with their own laws and secret language known as Lebiy . The traditional lira has three strings, one on which the melody is played with the aid of a special keyboard, the other two producing a drone of a fifth. The sound is produced by a wooden wheel which is rotated by a crank held in the right hand. This wheel rubs against the strings, setting them into vibration like a bow on a violin. A number of different types of chromatic liras have been produced in Ukraine. In recent times interest in the instrument has increased considerably. Present day makers of the lira include Serhih Perekhozhuk , Serhih Pavlychenko Hrytsko , and Jurij Fedynskyj . For more information on the lira visit the Hurdy Gurdy Home Page. Clarify me date April 2009 See also Lirnyk Bandurist Kobzar Ukrainian folk music Sources Mizynec, Victor Folk Instruments of Ukraine Bayda books, Australia 1987 Cherkasky, L. Ukrainski narodni muzychni ... more details
BLP sources date August 2009 A lton Lira da Silva , best known as A lton Lira born in Araras , S o Paulo State , February 19, 1951 was a former football soccer forward who currently manages Limeira Futebol Clube. In career he played for Associa o Atl tica Ponte Preta Ponte Preta 1967&ndash 1972 , Associa o Atl tica Caldense Caldense 1972&ndash 1976 , Santos Futebol Clube Santos F.C. 1976&ndash 1979 , S o Paulo Futebol Clube 1980 , Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia 1980&ndash 1982 , Guarani Futebol Clube Guarani 1982 , Uni o S o Jo o Esporte Clube Uni o S o Jo o de Araras 1983 , Comercial Futebol Clube Ribeir o Preto Comercial Ribeir o Preto 1983 , Associa o Atl tica Portuguesa Santista Portuguesa Santista 84 and 85 , Itumbiara Esporte Clube Itumbiara 1986 1987 and Clube de Regatas Guar Guar where ended his career in 1988. ref cite web publisher Globo Esporte title Futpedia A lton Lira A lton Lira Silva url http futpedia.globo.com jogadores ailton lira language Portuguese accessdate 2009 10 21 ref He won the Campeonato Paulista S o Paulo State Championship Tournament two times in 1978 for Santos and in 1980 for S o Paulo. References Reflist br Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lira, Ailton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH Araras, BRA DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lira, Ailton Category 1951 births Category Living people Category People from Araras Category Brazilian footballers Category Association football forwards Category Guarani Futebol Clube players Category Associa o Atl tica Ponte Preta players Category Santos Futebol Clube players Category S o Paulo FC players Category Brazilian football managers Brazil footy striker 1950s stub pt A lton Lira ... more details
The lira plural lire was the distinct currency of the Republic of Venice Venice until 1807 . It was subdivided into 20 soldi , each of 12 denari . The ducato was equal to 124 soldi, whilst the tallero also known as the zecchino was equal to 7 lire. The Italian liralira of Napoleon I of France Napoleon s Kingdom of Italy Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy replaced the Venetian lira in 1807. Coins In the late 18th century a large number of different denominations of coins circulated. Bullion coins were struck for 6 and 12 denari. Silver denominations included 5, 10, 15 and 30 soldi, , , and 1 ducato, and , , and 1 tallero. Gold coins included , and 1 ducato, 1 doppia, and 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 20, 24, 25, 30, 40, 50, 55, 60, 100 and 105 zecchini. The provisional government issued silver 10 lire coins in 1797. These were followed during the Austrian occupation by silver , 1, 1 and 2 lire, and gold 1 zechinno, issued between 1800 and 1802. References refbegin numis cite SCWC date 1979 refend External links Category Currencies of Italy Category Modern obsolete currencies Category Republic of Venice Category History of Venice after 1797 Category 1807 disestablishments pt Lira veneziana ru ... more details
Patricio Andr s Lira born in Temuco , Chile is an Chilean football midfielder and hes currently team is Uni n Temuco . anchor Carrer Career Patricio Lira began his playing career with Deportivo Temuco in 2003, he has also played for Club Deportes Cobresal Cobresal and ublense . He joined Uni n Temuco in 2010. External links http www.transfermarkt.co.uk en spieler 89745 patricio lira profil.html Transfermarkt profile es icon http www.bdfa.com.ar jugadores PATRICIO ANDRES LIRA 26297.html BDFA profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lira, Patricio ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Temuco , Chile DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lira, Patricio Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category Chilean footballers Category Chilean Primera Divisi n players Category ublense footballers Category Cobresal footballers Category Uni n Temuco footballers Category Club de Deportes Temuco footballers ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local lira pontificia small Italian language Italian small image 1 image title 1 using countries File Flag of the Papal States 1808 1870 .svg 20px border Papal States unofficial users flag France , flagicon Kingdom of Italy Italy , flag Switzerland , flag Belgium , flag Monaco , flag Andorra pegged by French franc subunit ratio 1 1 20 subunit name 1 soldo subunit ratio 2 1 100 subunit name 2 centesimo nickname french franc franc symbol used coins c.1, s. , br s.1, s.2, s.4, s.5, s.10 br 1, 2, 2 , 5 rarely used coins 10, 20, 50, 100 mint Papal Mint Rome Mint obsolete notice Y The Papal lira was the currency of the Papal States between 1866 and 1870. History In 1866 Pope Pius IX , whose sovereignty was reduced to the sole Latium , decided to join the Latin Monetary Union . A new currency, the lira, was introduced with the same value of the French franc and the Italian lira . It replaced the Roman scudo scudo at a rate of 5.375 lire 1 scudo the rate was calculated thanks to the silver value of the old scudo 26.9 gram s of silver, with 9 10 of purity and the new lira 5 gram s of silver, with 9 10 of purity . ref http www.tesionline.it PDF 9525 9525p.pdf it icon ref However, the Pope s treasurer, Giacomo Antonelli , devalued the purity of the Papal coins from 900 1000 to 835 1000, causing big problems to the Union, which later was forced to join the new standard. With the annexation of Rome to Italy in 1870, the Papal lira was substitued by the Italian lira at par. The lira was subdivided into 100 cent currency cents Italian language Italian centesimo and, differently from the other currencies of the union, into 20 shilling s Italian language Italian soldo . However, all denomination in shillings had an equivalence in cents. Coins Copper coins ... States Lira Category Currencies of Italy Category 1866 establishments Category 1870 disestablishments Category 19th century in economics it Lira pontificia ru uk ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Lira Vega image caption image size 250 background group or band alias Pozori te e ira origin Belgrade , Serbia genre Alternative rock , post rock , surf rock , punk rock , pop rock , Soul music soul years active 1998 &ndash 2000 br 2002 &ndash present label PGP RTS , Beopolis associated acts Del Arno Band , E Play , Eyesburn , Jarboli , Kanda, Kod a i Neboj a , Kazna Za U i , Neo ekivana Sila Koja Se Iznenada Pojavljuje i Re ava Stvar , Partibrejkers , Presing , Veliki Prezir website http www.liravega.com www.liravega.com current members Nemanja A imovi br Vladimir or evi br Zoja Borov anin past members Boris Mladenovi br Dejan Utvar br Dragan Novkovi Lira Vega lang sr Cyrl trans. Lyra Vega is a Serbia n alternative rock band from Belgrade . History Pozori te e ira 1998&ndash 2000 The band was formed in 1998 as a part of the theatre troupe Pozori te e ira The Hat Theatre by Zoja Borov anin vocals , Dejan Utrvar drums , Nemanja A imovi bass guitar and Vladimir or evi guitar , in order to compose the music ... anniversary. After the tour, the band went on hiatus. Lira Vega 2002&ndash present In 2002, after a work break, the band was reformed and renamed to Lira Vega. During the same year, they performed ... A imovi switching to drums ref http www.discogs.com artist Lira Vega Lira Vega at Discogs ref The lineup ... in 2009. ref http www.liravega.com en biography Lira Vega official biography ref Discography Lira ... ISBN 978 86 905317 1 4 External links http www.myspace.com liravega Lira Vega at Myspace http www.facebook.com pages Lira Vega 35786863166 Lira Vega at Facebook http www.discogs.com artist Lira Vega Lira Vega at Discogs http www.youtube.com results?search query Lira Vega Beograd&aq f Lira Vega at Youtube http www.last.fm music Lira Vega Lira Vega at Last.fm http www.b92.fm music Lira Vega albums Lira Vega at B92 B92.fm SRBpoprock Category Serbian rock music groups Category Serbian alternative ... more details
Infobox Currency currency name in local lira vaticana small it icon small image 1 500lirevaticano.jpg image title 1 500 lire iso code VAL using countries VAT , ITA , SMR euro replace non cash 1 January 1999 euro replace cash 1 January 2002 ERM since 13 March 1979, 25 November 1996 sup 1 sup ERM withdraw 16 September 1992 Black Wednesday ERM fixed rate since 31 December 1998 euro replace non cash 1 January 1999 euro replace cash 1 January 2002 ERM fixed rate 1936.27 lire subunit ratio 1 1 100 subunit name 1 centesimo subunit inline note 1 Subunits were abolished after World War II WWII symbol , or L plural lire plural subunit 1 centesimi frequently used coins 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 lire rarely used coins 10, 20 lire obsolete notice Y footnotes ol li indirectly 1 1 peg to ITL ol The lira plural lire was the currency of the Vatican City between 1929 and 2002. History The Papal States , by then reduced to a smaller area close to Rome , used its own Papal States liralira between 1866 and 1870, after which it ceased to exist. In 1929, the Lateran Treaty established the State of the Vatican City and, according with the terms of the Treaty, a distinct coinage was introduced, denominated in centesimi and lire, on par with the Italian lira . Italian coins and banknotes were legal tender in the Vatican City. The Vatican coins were minted in Rome and were also legal tender in Italy and San Marino . In 2002, the Vatican City switched to the euro at an exchange rate of 1 euro 1936.27 lira. It has its own set of euro coins . Coins In 1929, copper 5 and 10 centesimi, nickel 20 and 50 centesimi, 1 and 2 lire, and silver 5 and 10 lire coins were introduced. In 1939, aluminium bronze replaced ... 1929 establishments Category 2002 disestablishments VaticanCity stub cs Vatik nsk lira de Vatikanische Lira es Lira vaticana fr Lire vaticane gl Lira vaticana ko hr Vatikanska lira it Lira vaticana he ka lt Vatikano lira nl Vaticaanse lire ja ro Lir ... more details
The lira was the currency of the mainland part of the Kingdom of the Sicily, known as the Kingdom of Naples , between 1812 and 1813. The currency was issued by Joachim Murat , who claimed the title of King of the Two Sicilies but only controlled the mainland part of the kingdom. Consequently, the currency is referred to as the Neapolitan lira . It was subdivided into 100 centesimi Grammatical number singular centesimo and was equal to the Italian lira and French franc . It replaced the Neapolitan piastra piastra , which circulated again following the restoration of House of Bourbon Bourbon rule. Coins Coin image box 1 double header Neapolitan lira coin hbkg abcdef image Image Murat mezza lira 1813 768769.jpg caption left Head right 1813 in exergue. GIOACCHINO NAPOLEONE caption right MEZ LIRA in wreath. REGNO DELLE DUE SICILIE width 200 footer position right margin 0 Coins were issued in denominations of 3, 5 and 10 centesimi, , 1, 2, 5, 20 and 40 lire. The centesimi denominations were struck in bronze, the lire coins up to 5 lire were in silver and the higher denominations were in gold. All the coins bore the head of name Joachim Murat and his adopted Italian name, Gioacchino Napoleone . References refbegin numis cite SCWC date 1979 refend External links Category Currencies of Italy Category Modern obsolete currencies Category History of Naples Category 1812 establishments Category 1813 disestablishments Category 1812 in Europe Category 1813 in Europe Category Kingdom of Naples Category 19th century in economics it Franco delle Due Sicilie pt Lira napolitana ru ... more details
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