Time Period: until 1806

Timeline

  • Duchy of Parma:
    - Accounting unit: Parman Lira at 210⅝ pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver (Lira: 1'110.29mg AG fine)
    - Real coins based on the Parma Thaler (Ducato) of 21 Lire.
  • Duchy of Piacenza:
    - Accounting unit: Piacenza Lira at 1752548 pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver (Lira: 1'332.35mg AG fine), equalling 65 Parman Lire.
  • Duchy of Guastalla:
    - Accounting unit: Guastalla Lira at 21977192 pieces to the Cologne mark fine silver (Lira: 1'065.88mg AG fine), equalling 2425 Parman Lire.


Time Period: 1806-1819

Timeline

  • 21.03.1806
  • Royal decree [No. 21] of the (Napoleonic) Kingdom of Italy on the adoption of the French bimetallic currency; effective immediately
  • 21.12.1807
  • Royal decree [No. 281] of the (Napoleonic) Kingdom of Italy on the ratings:
    - Accounting unit: 183.481 Italian Lire = 756 Parman Lire (= 630 Piacenza Lire = 787½ Guastalla Lire)
    - Silver coins: Parman Ducato at 5.02 Italian Lire
    - Gold coins: Parman Doppia at 21.41 Italian Lire.
  • ??.11.1809
  • French ordinance, changes the rating of the former accounting unit to 240 French Francs : 1'009 Parman Lire (French Franc = 4 Lire 4 Soldi 1 Denaro); effective immediately (?)


Time Period: 1819-1859

Currency: Parmesan (New) Lira


Timeline

  • 22.07.1819
  • Ducal decree on the introduction of the currency in the French bimetallic standard; effective immediately
  • 27.12.1829
  • Ducal decree on the ratings; effective immediately:
    - Accounting unit: 1 Parmesan (New) Lire = 5 Parmesan (Old) Lire
    - Silver coins: Parmesan Ducato at 5.15 Parmesan (New) Lire
    - Gold coins: Parmesan Doppia at 21.92 Parmesan (New) Lire.

Valuation Regimes

  • 1819-1859
  • Metallic currency based on circulating gold and silver coins.

Rate Arrangements

  • 22.07.1819
  • 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