Tuscan pound

Tuscan pound
lira (Italian)
10 lire by Charles Louis
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄60	quattrino
Symbol	£
Coins	q.1, q.2, s.1⁄2, s.1, s.2, q.10 £1, £5, £10
Rarely used	£20, £40
Demographics
User(s)	Tuscany Etruria
Issuance
Mint
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The lira (plural: lire) was the distinct currency of Tuscany until the annexation by Napoleonic France in 1807. After that year, it unofficially remained in circulation thanks to its silver value until the restoration of Tuscan independence in 1814. It was finally abolished in 1826.

It was subdivided into 20 soldi, each of 3 quattrini or 12 denari (singular: soldo, quattrino, denaro). Other denominations included the crazia worth 5 quattrini; the grosso worth 20 quattrini; the paolo worth 40 quattrini or 2⁄3 lire; the testone worth 3 paoli; and the crown-sized francescone worth 10 paoli or 62⁄3 lire.

In 1803 the Tuscan lira was equivalent to 0.84 French francs, 0.84 Italian lira, or 3.78 grams of fine silver. In 1826 it was replaced by the Tuscan fiorino worth 100 quattrini or 1+2⁄3 lire.

Coins[]

In the late 18th century, copper coins circulated in denominations of 1 and 2 quattrini, and 1 soldo, together with billon 10 quattrini and silver 1⁄2, 1, 2, 5 and 10 paoli. In the early 19th century, copper 1⁄2 and 2 soldi were added, together with silver 1 and 10 lire.

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