Bank of Italy headquarters location Palazzo Koch
The Bank of Italy (Italian: Banca d'Italia,  informally referred to as Bankitalia) (pronounced [ˈbaŋka diˈtaːlja]) is the central bank of Italy and part of the European System of Central Banks. It is located in Palazzo Koch, via Nazionale, Rome. The bank's current governor is Ignazio Visco, who took the office on 1 November 2011.
Until January 1999 when Italy adopted the euro, the bank was responsible for national currency, the Italian lira. From then until euro notes and coins were issued from 1 January 2002, lira coins and notes continued as denominations of the euro.
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