The lira (plural: ''lire'') was the currency of the

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until its annexation by

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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 ''

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'', each of 3 ''quattrini'' or 12 ''denari'' (singular: ''soldo'', ''quattrino'', ''denaro''). Other denominations included the ''

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'' worth q.40 or lira; the ''testone'' worth 3 paoli; and the crown-sized ''francescone'' worth 10 paoli or lire. In 1803 the Tuscan lira was equivalent to 0.84 French francs, 0.84

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, or 3.78 grams of fine

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. In 1826 it was replaced by the

Tuscan fiorino The Tuscan fiorino (plural: ''fiorini'') was the currency of Tuscany between 1826 and 1859. It was subdivided into 100 quattrini (singular: ''quattrino''), a local currency made by four denari (from the Latin: ''quater denarii''). There was an addi ...

worth 100 quattrini or lira.

Coins

In the late 18th century, copper coins circulated in denominations of q.1, q.2, and s.1, together with billon q.10 and silver , 1, 2, 5 and 10 paoli. In the early 19th century, copper s. and s.2 were added, together with silver 1lira and 10lire. The 10-lira coin was known as dena and the 5-lira coin was known as meza-dena ("half-dena").

References

* {{Pound (currency) Currencies of Italy Modern obsolete currencies 1826 disestablishments History of Tuscany