Italy (officially the Italian Republic), is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe. Italy covers an area of 301,338 km2 and has a largely temperate climate; due to its shape, it is often referred to in Italy as lo Stivale (the Boot). With 61 million inhabitants, it is the 5th most populous country in Europe. Italy is a very highly developed country and has the third largest economy in the Eurozone and the eighth-largest in the world. |
Reign / Rule | From | To | Coins Issued |
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Vittorio Emanuele II (King Victor Emmanuel II) | 17 March 1861 | 9 January 1878 | 3 |
King Umberto I | 9 January 1878 | 29 July 1900 | 2 |
Vittorio Emanuele III (King Victor Emmanuel III) | 29 July 1900 | 9 May 1946 | 4 |
King Umberto II | 9 May 1946 | 12 June 1946 |
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Official Name | Italy |
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From | 1861 |
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Country | From | To | |
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Eritrea, Italian | 1890 | 1947 |
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Somaliland, Italian | 1890 | 1936 |
Country | From | To | |
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Venice | 697 | 1797 |
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Papal States | 754 | 1870 |
Sicily, Emirate of | 831 | 1072 | |
Tuscany, March of | 846 | 1115 | |
Bari, Emirate of | 847 | 871 | |
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Italy, Kingdom of (Holy Roman Empire) | 855 | 1806 |
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Pisa, Republic of | 1000 | 1406 |
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Florence, Republic of | 1115 | 1532 |
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Sicily | 1130 | 1816 |
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Naples | 1282 | 1816 |
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Sardinia | 1323 | 1861 |
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Milan | 1395 | 1796 |
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Florence, Duchy of | 1532 | 1569 |
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Parma | 1545 | 1859 |
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Tuscany, Grand Duchy of | 1569 | 1859 |
Pisa, City of | 1569 | 1801 | |
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Roman Republic (1798 - 1799) | 1798 | 1799 |
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Etruria, Kingdom of | 1801 | 1807 |
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Italy (Napoleonic Kingdom) | 1805 | 1814 |
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Lombardy-Venetia | 1815 | 1866 |
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Two Sicilies, Kingdom of the | 1816 | 1860 |
Currency | From | To |
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Italian Lira | 1861 | 2002 |
Sammarinese Lira | 1864 | 2002 |
Vatican Lira | 1929 | 2002 |
Euro | 1999 |