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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Italian lira (Napoleonic) 2
Italian lira (Cisalpine) 1
Napoleonic Italian lira canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
historical currency
aimedTo standardize currency with France
circulationEndedApprox 1814
countryAtIntroduction Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic client state)
linked to: Kingdom of Italy
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 I
linked to: Napoleon Bonaparte
introducedInPeriod early 19th century
languageOnCoins French
Italian
metalStandard bimetallic standard
modeledOn French franc
monetarySystem decimal
namedAfter Italian lira (traditional Italian currency name)
linked to: Italian lira
obverseDesignOftenFeatured portrait of Napoleon I
parityWith French franc
region Central Italy
Northern Italy
relatedCurrency French franc
Italian lira (Kingdom of Italy, 1861–2002)
linked to: Italian lira
replacedBy Italian lira (Kingdom of Italy, post‑1861)
linked to: Italian lira
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 (Napoleonic)
linked to: Duchy of Lucca

Duchy of Parma (Napoleonic)
linked to: Duchy of Parma

Italian Republic (Napoleonic)
linked to: Cisalpine Republic

Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
linked to: Kingdom of Italy

Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic)
linked to: Kingdom of Naples

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Italian lira predecessor Napoleonic Italian lira
ITL replaced Sardinian lira
linked to: Napoleonic Italian lira
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) currency Italian lira (Napoleonic)
subject linked to: Kingdom of Italy
linked to: Napoleonic Italian lira
Cisalpine Republic currency Italian lira (Cisalpine)
linked to: Napoleonic Italian lira
Italian Republic (Napoleonic) currency Italian lira (Napoleonic)
linked to: Napoleonic Italian lira