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Italy has a long history of different coinage types, which spans thousands of years. Italy has been influential at a coinage point of view: the medieval Florentine florin, one of the most used coinage types in European history and one of the most important coins in Western history, [1] was struck in Florence in the 13th century, while the Venetian sequin, minted from 1284 to 1797, was the most ...
Silver 1863-67 Copper-nickel 1894–95, 1918–20 Nickel 1908-38 Stainless steel 1939-43 1863-1943 c.25: c.50: Silver 1861-1892 Nickel 1919-38 Stainless steel 1939-43 1862-1943 Lira 1: Silver 1862-1917 Nickel 1922-38 Stainless steel 1939-43 Aluminum 1946–70, 1980-2001 1862–1970, 1980-2001 Lire 2: Silver 1862-1917 Nickel 1923-39 Stainless ...
In 1926, silver 5 and 10 lire coins were introduced, equal in size and composition to the earlier 1 lira and 2 lire coins. Silver 20 lire coins were added in 1927. In 1936, the last substantial issue of silver coins was made, whilst, in 1939, moves to reduce the cost of the coinage led to copper being replaced by aluminium bronze and nickel by ...
The denaro or piccolo worth 1 ⁄ 240 th a lira was the only coin produced between 800-1200 CE. Initially weighing 1.7 g fine silver, it was gradually debased over the centuries until it contained only 0.08 g fine silver by 1200 CE. Silver grosso of Francesco Dandolo, 1328-1339 Gold ducat (zecchino) of doge Michele Steno, 1400-1413
When the period of the Republic ended in 1797, the one lira coin weighed 4.16 g at 8/9 fine, equal to 3.70 g fine silver or 0.239 g fine gold. [8] From 1797 the Genoese lira and all its auxiliary units were replaced by the French franc, and afterwards the Italian lira. However, the Mint of Genoa remained in operation by issuing coins until 1860 ...
The Venetian grosso (plural grossi) is a silver coin first introduced in Venice in 1193 under doge Enrico Dandolo. It originally weighed 2.18 grams, was composed of 98.5% pure silver, and was valued at 26 denarii. Its name is from the same root as groschen and the English groat, all deriving ultimately from the denaro grosso ("large penny").
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