Centesimo

Centesimo (plural centesimi) is an Italian word derived from the Latin centesimus meaning "hundredth". It was equal to 1/100 of currencies named lira. However, not all lira-denominated currencies feature centesimo as their 1/100 subunit. For example, the Turkish new lira is divided into 100 kuruş and the Maltese lira was divided into 100 cents.

Currencies that have centesimo as subunits include:

Circulating

• Swiss franc (by Italian speakers only, see Rappen)
• Panamanian balboa (as centésimo)
• Uruguayan peso (as centésimo)

In Italian, centesimo is the common way of describing the euro cent.

Obsolete

20 centesimi of Italian lira, 1912

• Italian lira
• Maltese lira
• Sammarinese lira
• Vatican and Papal lira
• Parman lira
• Sardinian lira