Italy's currency is the euro. Buy euros online for our best rates, even better rates when you exchange $3,000 AUD to EUR or via travel money card. Collect your cash order in store or have it delivered to your door.
| Currency: | Euro |
| Currency code: | EUR |
| Central Bank: | European Central Bank |
| Currency symbol: | € |
| Currency sub unit: | cent |
| Currency sub unit symbol: | c |
| Bank notes: | €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200, €500 |
| Coins: | 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, €1, €2 |
The official currency of Italy is the euro and abbreviated to the currency code EUR.
The euro has been the official currency of Italy since 2002. Prior to this, the currency of Italy was the lira.
The lira was used in Italy between 1861 and 2002; and between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a national subunit of the euro.
1 Euro is divided into 100 cents, while the most commonly-used bills for the euro are the 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 notes.
Loaf of fresh bread
1.50 EUR 
Cappuccino
1.30 EUR
Affordable meal
15 EUR
Gondola ride in Venice
80 EUR
Monthly train pass
35 EUR
Order Euro online, lock in the rate and collect at your local store, at the airport before you fly or have it delivered at home
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If buying online is not your thing, visit your nearest Travelex store around and one of our friendly sales consultants will help you organise your euros for your trip to Italy.
Find a StoreMost credit cards are widely accepted in Italy with VISA™ and MasterCard™ being accepted in most outlets. American Express and Diners are less-widely accepted.
Prior to the euro, the official currency of Italy was the Italian lira.
According to the European Central bank, as of 31st December 2018, the conversion was 1936.27 lira to 1 EUR.
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happy customerThe rates were a little low.
gion7058Quick and easy. Had Indian Rupees, which AusPost didn't
JKI am a first time customer. I checked out the West Lakes (SA) booth and spoke to the service officer before actually ordering online for collection there. I was worried about getting high denomination Euro notes but she said they don't use higher than 50 Euro notes. I ordered for collection in a week's time but the order was available in about 3-4 days. I rang ahead to ensure the booth was open. The transaction was handled by the same officer I had met previously and she handled the transaction very professionally. I was pleased to receive with brand new notes.
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Valued Visit A City UserMoney ordered was available before the date requested. The staff dispensing the money noticed a small defect in one of the banknotes and was able to replace it with a note without damage hopefully saving the possibility of embarassment while travelling.
Chris HowardMy money card actually arrived earlier, there was hassle at all. Picked my money up no problem. Would use the Travelex website and order online again.
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NyssaBuying cash currency on Bpay with Travelex is the best option. Better rates, and easy to pickup. I've been doing it for years, and I think its great. I'm surprised that other frequent travellers don't bother and buy all their currency last minute at the airport, or muck around with putting currency on these airline frequent flyer cards. The entry & exit rates are terrible. And they always complain about it. So its easy, just plan ahead, and Bpay your cash foreign currency.
W MEasy to navigate. Easy to collect (from local outlets). However, convertion rates differ greatly from current (daily) rate.
Sandra
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