Lombardo-Venetian florin
Appearance
The florin was the currency of
Lombardy-Venetia
(reduced to the sole Venetia three years before) between 1862 and 1866.
History
It replaced the
Austro-Hungarian florin. Although it was subdivided into 100 soldi rather than 100 kreutzers, Austrian coins circulated in Venetia. The only coins issued specifically for Venetia were copper 1⁄2 and 1 soldo pieces. The name soldo was chosen due to the equivalence of the predecimal kreutzer and soldo, both worth 1⁄120 of a Conventionsthaler
.
The florin was replaced by the Italian lira at the rate of 1 lira = 40+1⁄2 soldi (1 florin = 2.469 lire). This rate corresponded to the comparative silver contents of the lira and florin coins.
See also
References
- Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1991). ISBN 0873411501.