Centesimo

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Centesimo (plural centesimi) is the Italian word for "cent", derived from the Latin centesimus meaning "hundredth". In Italy it was the 1100 division of the Italian lira.

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Currencies that have centesimo as subunits include:

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20 centesimi, 1912 Italian20centesimi1912.jpg
20 centesimi, 1912

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