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

Republic of Lucca The Republic of Lucca ( it, Repubblica di Lucca) was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Lucca in Tuscany, which lasted from 1160 to 1805. Its territory extended beyond the city of Lucca, reaching the surr ...

until 1800 and again of the

Duchy of Lucca The Duchy of Lucca was a small Italian state existing from 1815 to 1847. It was centered on the city of Lucca. By the Congress of Vienna of 1815 the Duchy was to revert to Tuscany on the end of its Bourbon-Parma line of rulers or when the line wo ...

between 1826 and 1847. It was subdivided into 20 '' soldi'', each of 3 ''quattrini'' or 12 ''denari''.

History

The lira circulated until 1800, when the

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was introduced, accompanied by the Luccan franc from 1805. After

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's fall, the Luccan State remained without an official currency, using both old francs and

Tuscan lira The lira (plural: ''lire'') was the currency of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany until its annexation by Napoleonic France in 1807. After that year, it unofficially remained in circulation thanks to its silver value until the restoration of Tuscan ind ...

and

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 add ...

. The Luccan lira reappeared in 1826 by order of Duke Charles Louis, replacing all circulating currencies. The Luccan lira contained less silver than the

had.

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 ...

was absorbed by

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in 1847 and the Luccan lira was replaced by the

at a rate of 1 fiorino = Tuscan lire = 2 Luccan lire.

Coins

In 1826, coins were introduced in denominations of q.1, q.2 and q.5, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 soldi, and 1 and 2 lire. The quattrini denominations and the s.1 were struck in copper, with the higher denominations in silver.

References

* {{Pound (currency) Currencies of Italy Modern obsolete currencies 1800 disestablishments 1826 establishments in the Duchy of Lucca 1847 disestablishments Lucca