Parman lira

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Parman lira
lira nuova (Italian)
Maria Luigia 10 soldi 768767.jpg
10 soldi coin by Marie Louise
Unit
Nickname franc
Denominations
Subunit
120 soldo
1100 centesimo
Coinsc.1, c.3, c.5
s.5, s.10, L.1, L.2, L.5
Rarely usedL.20, L.40
Demographics
Official user(s)Flag of the Duchy of Parma.svg  Parma
Unofficial user(s)Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco, Flag of France.svg  France, State Flag of the Savoyard States (late 16th - late 18th century).svg  Piedmont, Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Issuance
Mint Milan Mint, Parma Mint
Valuation
Pegged with French franc
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The lira (plural: lire) was the distinct currency of Parma before 1802 and again from 1815 to 1859.

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History

First lira

The Duchy of Parma issued its own currency until it was annexed to France in 1802. This lira was subdivided into 20 soldi (singular: soldo), each of 12 denari (singular: denaro), with the sesino worth 6 denari and the ducato was worth 7 lire. The currency was replaced by the French franc.

Second lira

After the re-establishment of Parman independence, a national currency was introduced in 1815. Also called the lira, it was subdivided into 20 soldi or 100 centesimi. However, this lira was equal to the French franc and the Sardinian lira, and it circulated alongside the latter. It weighed 5 grams, and had a purity of 9/10 of silver.[ citation needed ] Since 1860, Parma has used the equivalent Italian lira.

Coins

First lira

In the late 18th century, circulation coins included copper 1 sesino, billon 5, 10 and 20 soldi, silver 12, 1, 3 and 6 lire, and 1/14, 1/7, 12, and 1 ducato. Gold coins were issued in denominations of 1 zecchino and 12, 1, 3, 4, 6 and 8 doppia.

Second lira

In 1815, silver coins were introduced in denominations of s.5 and s.10, L.1, L.2 and L.5, together with gold L.20 and L.40. Copper c.1, c.3 and c.5 were added in 1830. All coins until the death of Marie Louise were minted by the Austrian State in Milan. When the House of Bourbon rose to the throne in 1847, the Parman mint was re-opened but the intended issue of copper c.1, c.2 and c.5 was abandoned after the duke Charles III, whose effigy was presented on the coins, was assassinated in 1854. The only issued coin, L.5 of 1858, was struck in 1,000 copies.

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