The franc was the currency of

Lucca Città di Lucca ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its Province of Lucca, province has a population of 383,9 ...

, issued between 1805 and 1808. It was equivalent to the

French franc The franc (; , ; currency sign, sign: F or Fr), also commonly distinguished as the (FF), was a currency of France. Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amoun ...

, alongside which it circulated, and was subdivided into 100 ''centesimi''. In 1808, the

replaced local coins at par. ''See also Luccan lira''

Coins

In 1805, silver 1 and 5 franc coins were introduced, followed by copper 3 and 5 centesimi in 1806.

References

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