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Tuscan florin

Tuscan florin
fiorino (Italian)
Fiorino 1856.jpg
One florin by Leopold II
Denominations
Subunit
1100 quattrino
Symbol ƒ
Coins q.1, q.3, q.5, q.10, q.20, p.1
ƒ1, ƒ2, ƒ4
 Rarely used ƒ14, ƒ12, ƒ20, ƒ60, ƒ80
Demographics
Official user(s) Tuscany Tuscany
Unofficial user(s) Italy United Provinces of Central Italy
Issuance
Mint Florence Mint
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The Tuscan florin (Italian: fiorino) was the currency of Tuscany between 1826 and 1859. It was subdivided into 100 quattrini (singular: quattrino), a local currency made by four pennies (from the Latin: quater denarii). There was an additional denomination called the paolo, worth 40 quattrini, in circulation.

During the Napoleonic Wars, Tuscany was annexed by France and the French franc was introduced, together with its satellite Italian lira. Previous Tuscan pound did not disappear, but a big confusion was created between the old pound (called lira in Italian) and the new lira. So, when Duke Leopold II rose to power in 1824, he decided to introduce a new basic currency. The florin replaced the Tuscan pound at a rate of 1 23 pounds = 1 florin. In 1847, Tuscany absorbed Lucca and the florin replaced the Luccan pound at a rate of 1 florin = 2 pounds. After a brief revolutionary coinage, the florin was replaced in 1859 by a provisional currency denominated in "Italian lira", equal to the Sardinian lira, with 1 florin = 1.4 Italian lire.

Copper coins were struck in denominations of 1 and 3 quattrini, together with billon 5 and 10 quattrini, silver 12, 1 and 5 paolo, 14, 12, 1 and 4 florins. Gold coins included the sequin (Italian: zecchino), ruspone and 80 florins, the latter two equalled 3 and 10 sequins respectively.


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