Livre may refer to:

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French livre The livre (abbreviation: Pound sign, £ or Livre tournois, ₶., French language, French for (pound)) was the currency of Kingdom of France and its predecessor states of Francia and West Francia from 781 to 1794. Several different livres exist ...

, one of a number of obsolete units of currency of France *

Livre tournois The (; ; abbreviation: ₶ or £) was one of numerous currencies used in France in the Middle Ages, medieval France, and a unit of account (i.e., a monetary unit used in accounting) used in early modern France. The 1262 monetary reform esta ...

, one particular obsolete unit of currency of France *

Livre parisis The (; ), also known as the Paris or Parisian livre, was a medieval French coin and unit of account originally notionally equivalent to a French pound of silver. It was the chief currency of the Capetian dynasty before being generally replac ...

, another particular obsolete unit of currency of France *

French colonial livre The livre was the currency of various French colonies until the early 19th century. It was subdivided into 20 sous, each of 12 deniers. It was mostly issued in paper money form and was generally linked to the French livre at the rate of colonia ...

, an obsolete unit of currency used in some French colonies *

Haitian livre The livre was the currency of Haiti until 1813. The Haitian livre was a French colonial currency, distinguished by the use, in part, of Spanish coins. It was equal to the French livre and was subdivided into 20 sous, each of 12 deniers. The ''esca ...

, an obsolete currency of Haiti *

Luxembourg livre The livre was the currency of Luxembourg until 1795. It was subdivided into 20 '' sols'', each of 4 ''liards''. In the late 18th century, coins were issued in denominations of ½ and 2 liards, 1, 3, 6, 12 and 72 sols, with the lower three denomin ...

, an obsolete currency of Luxembourg *

New France livre The was the currency of New France, the French colony in modern-day Canada. It was subdivided into 20 , each of 12 . The New France was a French colonial currency, distinguished by the use of paper money. History After an initial period during ...

, an obsolete currency of New France *

Saint Lucia livre The livre was the currency of Saint Lucia until 1814. The Saint Lucia livre was a French colonial currency, distinguished by the use of various cut Spanish and Spanish colonial coins. The livre was subdivided into 20 ''sous'', each of 12 '' deniers ...

, an obsolete currency of Saint Lucia *

Jersey livre The livre was currency of Jersey until 1834. It consisted entirely of French coins. Until the 1720s, the currency used was the French livre, subdivided into 20 ''Sou (coin), sous'', each of 12 ''French denier, deniers''. The commonest coin in ci ...

, an obsolete currency of the island of Jersey *

Guadeloupe livre The livre was the currency of Guadeloupe until 1816. It was subdivided into 20 ''sous'', each of 12 ''deniers'', with the ''escalin'' worth 15 sous. The Guadeloupe livre was a French colonial currency, distinguished by the use, in part, of Spanish ...

, an obsolete currency of Guadeloupe *

Lebanese pound The lira or pound is the currency of Lebanon. It was formerly divided into 100 piastres (or ''qirsh'' in Arabic) but, because of high inflation during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), subunits were discontinued. The plural of lira is eithe ...

(), the currency of Lebanon *

Syrian pound The Syrian pound or lira (; abbreviation: LS or SP in Latin alphabet, Latin, ل.س in Arabic script, Arabic, historically also Pound sign, £S, and £Syr; ISO 4217, ISO code: SYP) is the currency of Syria. It is issued by the Central Bank of S ...

, the currency of Syria, formerly with the French name

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LIVRE Livre may refer to: Currency * French livre, one of a number of obsolete units of currency of France * Livre tournois, one particular obsolete unit of currency of France * Livre parisis, another particular obsolete unit of currency of France * Fre ...

, a Portuguese politically green and liberal socialist political party * One of a number of units of mass; see:

pound (mass) The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. Various definitions have been used; the most common today is the international avoirdupois pound, which is leg ...

* One of a number of units of currency; see:

pound (currency) Pound is a name of various units of currency. It is used in some countries today and previously was used in many others. The English word "pound" derives from the Latin language, Latin expression , "a pound by weight", in which means 'scale' or ' ...

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