| $1 U.S. equals | ||||
| Global 71-72 | January 1, 2008 | |||
| Italy | 600 | Lira | 1317 | "Lira" |
| Greece | 29.85 | Dr | 231.8 | "Dr" |
| Israel | 4.13 | Lira | 3.85 | New Shekel |
| Ethiopia | 2.5 | E$ | 9.35 | Birr |
| India | 7.5 | Rs | 39.42 | Rupee |
| Thailand | 20.74 | Baht | 30.05 | Thai Baht |
| Hong Kong | 5.80 | HK$ | 7.80 | HK$ |
| Taiwan | 40 | NT$ | 32.44 | Taiwan Dollar |
| Japan | 310.88 | Yen | 112.05 | Yen |
| Israel has had serious inflation in the intervening years | ||||
| which makes comparisons difficult: | ||||
| ...in 1980 | 10 lira converted to 1 sheqel; | |||
| ...in 1985 | 1000 sheqelim converted to 1 New Shekel. | |||
| Current "values" for the old currencies of Italy and Greece | ||||
| are based on back-conversions from the value of the Euro | ||||
| and the founding exchange rates for the two currencies | ||||
| (1936.27 and 340.75, respectively). | ||||