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Encyclopedia > Libyan pound

The pound (Arabic junieh) was the currency of Libya between 1951 and 1971. It replaced the Algerian franc and Biritsh Military Authorities' lira at rates of 1 pound = 480 lire = 980 francs. The pound was divided into 100 piastres (qirsh) and 1000 milliemes. The pound was replaced, at par, by the dinar. The Arabic language (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...


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Pound (currency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (720 words)
The pound, a unit of currency, originated (at least in Britain) as the value of a pound mass of silver.
Australian pound (until 1966, replaced by the Australian dollar) note: the Australian pound was also used in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Nauru, New Hebrides and Papua and New Guinea.
The Australian pound was replaced in the New Hebrides in 1977 by the New Hebrides franc.
Libyan dinar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (447 words)
When Libya became independent in 1951, the Libyan pound (LYP) was introduced, at a rate of 1 pound = 480 lire = 980 francs.
In 1971, the country replaced the pound, at par, with the dinar.
In 1972 the Libyan Arab Foreign Bank was established to deal with overseas investment.
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