Lombardo-Venetian florin

The florin was the currency of Lombardy-Venetia (reduced to the sole Venetia three years before) between 1862 and 1866. It replaced the pound at a rate of 1 florin = 3 pounds. The florin was equivalent to the Austro-Hungarian gulden (also called the florin). Although it was subdivided into 100 soldi rather than 100 Kreuzer, 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 Kreuzer 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.

References

Krause, Chester L., and Clifford Mishler (1991). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801–1991 (18th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0873411501.

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Currencies named guilder, florin or similar

Circulating	Aruban florin Hungarian forint Netherlands Antillean guilder Polish złoty

Obsolete	Austro-Hungarian gulden (florin, forint) Baden gulden Bavarian gulden British Guianan guilder Danzig gulden Dutch guilder East African florin Fribourg gulden Lombardo-Venetian florin Luzern Gulden Netherlands Indies gulden Netherlands New Guinean gulden Neuchâtel gulden Schwyz Gulden South German Gulden Surinamese guilder Tuscan florin Württemberg Gulden

As a denomination	Florin (British coin) Florin (English coin) Florin (Irish coin) Florin (Italian coin)

Proposed	Caribbean guilder

See also	Florin sign (ƒ)

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