Time Period: 1755-1816

Timeline

  • 15.02.1755
  • Royal edict on the coinage reform for the mainland territory (Piedmont); effective immediately:
    - Gold: Piedmontese Doppia of 24 Lire at 180¼ Turin grains gold 21¾ carats (Lira = 363.20mg AU fine)
    - Silver: Piedmontese Scuto of 6 Lire at 65823⁄24 Turin grains silver 107⁄8 deniers (Lira = 5'311.21mg AG fine)
    - AU : AG = 14.623.
  • 13.07.1773
  • Royal edict on the coinage reform for the island of Sardinia; effective immediately:
    - Gold: Sardinian Carlino of 25 Lire at 3005⁄6 Turin grains gold 215⁄12 carats (Lira = 573.01mg AU fine)
    - Silver: Sardinian Scudo of 2½ Lire at 442 Turin grains silver 10¾ deniers (Lira = 8'451.79mg AG fine)
    - AU : AG = 14.750.
  • 08.01.1786
  • Royal edict on the change of the gold-to-silver ratio; effective immediately:
    - Gold: Piedmontese Doppia of 24 Lire at 1705⁄6 Turin grains gold 21¾ carats (Lira = 344.23mg AU fine)
    - Gold: Sardinian Carlino of 26¼ Lire at 3005⁄6 Turin grains gold 215⁄12 carats (Lira = 545.73mg AU fine)
    - Silver: Piedmontese Scuto of 6 Lire at 65823⁄24 Turin grains silver 107⁄8 deniers (Lira = 5'311.21mg AG fine)
    - Silver: Sardinian Scudo of 2½ Lire at 442 Turin grains silver 10¾ deniers (Lira = 8'451.79mg AG fine)
    - AU : AG = 15.429 (Piedmont) and 15.487 (Sardinia).
  • 13.03.1801
  • Government decree of the Subalpine Republic on the issuance of coins of 20 Francs (gold) and 5 Francs (silver) in the French standard; effective immediately
  • 14.07.1802
  • French ordinance on the rating of the Piedmontese currency at 100 French Francs = 843⁄8 Piedmontese Lire; effective immediately
  • 28.03.1803
  • French currency law on the introduction of the bimetallic currency; effective immediately (all annexed territories). Ratings:
    - 100 French Francs = 843⁄8 Piedmontese Lire
    - 100 French Francs = 80 Genoan Lire

Timeline Genoa

  • Republic of Genoa:
    - Accounting unit: Genoan Lira at 655⁄8 pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver (Lira: 3'734.22mg AG fine)
    - Real coins based on the Genoan Thaler (Scudo) of 8 Lire at 6267⁄16 Paris grains silver 10⅔ deniers.


Time Period: 1816-1861

Currency: Sardinian (New) Lira


Timeline

  • 06.08.1816
  • Royal mint ordinance (patente) on the issuance of Sardinian coinage 20 Lire (gold) and 5 Lire (silver) under the French currency law of 1803; effective immediately
  • 26.10.1826
  • Royal currency edict for the mainland territories (Piedmont and Genoa); effective 01.01.1827. Rating:
    - Accounting unit: 118¾ Sardinian (New) Lire = 100 Piedmontese Lire; 100 Sardinian (New) Lire = 120 Genoan Lire
    - Gold: Piedmontese Doppia of 24 Lire = 28.45 Sardinian (New) Lire; Genoan Doppia of 48 Lire = 39.50 Sardinian (New) Lire
    - Silver: Piedmontese Scuto of 6 Lire = 7.06 Sardinian (New) Lire; Genoan Scudo of 8 Lire = 6.56 Sardinian (New) Lire
  • 26.11.1842
  • Royal currency edict for the island of Sardinia; effective 01.01.1843: Rating:
    - Accounting unit: 192 Sardinian (New) Lire = 100 Sardinian (Insular) Lire
    - Gold: Sardinian Carlino of 26¼ Lire = 50.40 Sardinian (New) Lire
    - Silver: Sardinian Scudo of 2½ Lire = 4.80 Sardinian (New) Lire.

Valuation Regimes

  • 1816-1861
  • Metallic currency based on circulating gold and silver coins.

Rate Arrangements

  • 06.08.1816
  • Metallic
  • Lira: 290.32mg AU fine & 4'500.00mg AG fine
  • 3'100 Lire to the kilogram gold 0.900 and 200 Lire to the kilogram silver 0.900 => AU : AG = 15.500