Word: lira
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...move, the bank decreed that lire from abroad would henceforth be converted to other currencies only at the bank's headquarters in Rome. It also made it clear that clerks would take their time handling the transactions. Swiss banks immediately passed on the cost of delay by accepting lira deposits only at discounts...