Napoleonic Italian lira
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The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italian lira (Napoleonic) | 1 |
| Sardinian lira | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| aimedTo | standardize currency with France ⓘ |
| circulationEndedApprox | 1814 ⓘ |
| countryAtIntroduction |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic client state)
|
| denomination |
1 centesimo
ⓘ
1 lira ⓘ 10 centesimi ⓘ 2 lire ⓘ 20 centesimi ⓘ 20 lire ⓘ 40 lire ⓘ 5 centesimi ⓘ 5 lire ⓘ 50 centesimi ⓘ |
| goldContentStandard | similar to contemporary French franc ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| introducedAroundYear | 1807 ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Napoleon Bonaparte
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I
|
| introducedInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOnCoins |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| metalStandard | bimetallic standard ⓘ |
| modeledOn |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
|
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Italian lira
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian lira (traditional Italian currency name)
|
| obverseDesignOftenFeatured | portrait of Napoleon I ⓘ |
| parityWith |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
|
| region |
Central Italy
ⓘ
Northern Italy ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
Italian lira ⓘ
surface form:
Italian lira (Kingdom of Italy, 1861–2002)
|
| replacedBy |
Italian lira
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian lira (Kingdom of Italy, post‑1861)
|
| replacedCurrency |
Milanese scudo
ⓘ
Venetian lira (old) ⓘ various pre‑Napoleonic Italian local currencies ⓘ |
| reverseDesignOftenFeatured | coat of arms of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| silverContentStandard | similar to contemporary French franc ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | centesimo ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 lira = 100 centesimi ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Austrian currency in Lombardy–Venetia
ⓘ
restored pre‑Napoleonic currencies in some Italian states ⓘ |
| usedFor | unifying monetary systems in Napoleonic Italian states ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Duchy of Lucca
ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Lucca (Napoleonic)
Duchy of Parma ⓘ
surface form:
Duchy of Parma (Napoleonic)
Cisalpine Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Republic (Napoleonic)
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic)
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
this entity surface form:
Italian lira (Napoleonic)