Centesimo
Centesimo (Italian: centesimo; pl.: centesimi; Spanish: centésimo; pl.: centésimos) is a currency unit equivalent to cent, derived from the Latin centesimus meaning "hundredth". In Italy it was the 1⁄100 division of the Italian lira.
Currencies that have centesimo as subunits include:
Circulating
- Euro cent (in Italian, see Language and the euro)
- Panamanian balboa
- Swiss franc (in Italian, see Rappen)
Obsolete
Sources and credits
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