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The lats (plural: lati (2–9) latu (10 and more)) ISO 4217 currency code: LVL or 428) was the currency of Latvia until replaced by the euro on 1 January 2014. A two week transition period during which the lats was in circulation along with the euro ended on 14 January 2014. It is abbreviated as Ls and is sub-divided into 100 santīmi (singular: santīms; from French centime).
