Quattrino
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Ancient Italian currency denomination
The quattrino is an ancient Italian currency denomination largely used in Central Italy, especially in Tuscany and Rome.
See also: History of coins in Italy
Its name derives from the Latin quater denari, because its value was equal to four denari. Consequently, its value was one third of a soldo. It disappeared after the unification of Italy in 1861, when the Italian lira was introduced as an equivalent of the french franc.[dubious – discuss]
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