Italian woman wins right to convert stash of lire to euros

15 January 2016, 10:14
Francis Dogbe
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An Italian woman who discovered millions of lire in an old chest of drawers has won the right to convert the hoard into euros after a court ruled that a 2011 deadline for exchanging the former currency was unconstitutional. Further cases are now expected to emerge after a constitutional court found that Viola Colombo should be allowed to hand in her 15m lire and exchange it for €7,750 in today’s money, the Agitalia consumer association said,,.......
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