The franc was the currency of

Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one o ...

, issued between 1805 and 1808. It was equivalent to the

French franc The franc (, ; sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the (FF), was a currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money. It w ...

, alongside which it circulated, and was subdivided into 100 ''centesimi''. In 1808, the

replaced local coins at par. ''See also

Luccan lira The lira (plural: ''lire'') was the currency of the Republic of Lucca until 1800 and again of the Duchy of Lucca between 1826 and 1847. It was subdivided into 20 '' soldi'', each of 3 ''quattrini'' or 12 ''denari''. History The lira circulated un ...

Coins

In 1805, silver 1 and 5 franc coins were introduced, followed by copper 3 and 5 centesimi in 1806. {{DEFAULTSORT:Luccan Franc Currencies of Italy Modern obsolete currencies 1805 establishments in Italy 1808 disestablishments in Europe 1805 in Italy 1808 in Italy 19th-century economic history 19th century in Italy 1800s economic history Lucca