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<p>The <b>livre</b> (abbreviation: <a href="page.php?w=Pound_sign">£</a> or <a href="page.php?w=Livre_tournois">?.</a>, <a href="page.php?w=French_language">French</a> for <i>libra</i> (pound)) was the currency of <a href="page.php?w=Kingdom_of_France">Kingdom of France</a> and its predecessor states of <a href="page.php?w=Francia">Francia</a> and <a href="page.php?w=West_Francia">West Francia</a> from 781 to 1794. Several different livres existed, some concurrently. The livre was the name of coins and of units of account.</p>

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<p><big>Origin and etymology</big></p><p>
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