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Roman solidus

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Grows from Roman as–denarius accounting Qualified

5in use today
29dated histories in this lineage

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500 BC10001700180018501900195020002026CURRENT CURRENCIES / CONTINUATIONSLivre tournois → French franc · 1795–1799 · DocumentedFrench franc → Euro · 1999 · DocumentedItalian lira → Euro · 1999 · DocumentedPortuguese escudo → Euro · 1999 · DocumentedCFA franc → Guinean franc, first unit · 1960 · DocumentedGuinean syli → Guinean franc · 1986 · DocumentedCFA franc → Malian franc · 1962 · DocumentedCFA franc → Mauritanian ouguiya · 1973 · DocumentedGuinea-Bissau peso → CFA franc · 1997 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyBrazilian real → Brazilian cruzeiro · 1942 · DocumentedPortuguese real → Portuguese escudo · 1911 · DocumentedFrankish denier–livre → Livre tournois · Evidence period: AD 794–1204 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Livre parisis · Evidence period: AD 794–1204 · QualifiedEgyptian pound → Libyan dinar · 1952 · DocumentedSão Tomé escudo → São Tomé dobra · 1976–1977 · DocumentedPortuguese real → Cape Verdean escudo · 1853–1865 · QualifiedSpanish real / peso de a ocho → Uruguayan peso · Evidence period: 1828–1831 · QualifiedBrazilian real → Uruguayan peso · 1831 · Qualified · Later adoption into an existing currencyPortuguese escudo → Mozambican escudo · 1911–1914 · DocumentedPortuguese escudo → São Tomé escudo · 1911–1914 · DocumentedFrench franc → CFA franc · 1945 · DocumentedPortuguese escudo → Guinea-Bissau peso · 1976 · DocumentedAlgerian franc → Libyan dinar · 1952 · DocumentedItalian lira → Tripolitanian Military Authority lira · 1943 · DocumentedPortuguese escudo → Angolan angolar · 1914–1928 · DocumentedAngolan angolar → Angolan escudo · 1958 · DocumentedPortuguese real → Brazilian real · Evidence period: 1643–1694 · DocumentedPortuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting → Portuguese real · 1435–1436 · DocumentedOld Piedmont lira —20-soldi account unit → Italian lira · 1816–1826 · DocumentedGenoese lira → Italian lira · 1826–1842 · Documented · Later adoption into an existing currencyRoman solidus–nomisma → Frankish denier–livre · Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700 · QualifiedRoman solidus–nomisma → Visigothic solidus accounting · Evidence period: AD 400–AD 681 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Barcelona diner–sou–lliura accounting · Evidence period: AD 800–AD 991 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting · Evidence period: AD 800–1145 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Navarrese denier–libra and real accounting · Evidence period: AD 800–1198 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Aragonese Jaca account money · Evidence period: AD 800–1263 · QualifiedRoman as–denarius accounting → Roman solidus–nomisma · Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Pound sterling · Evidence period: AD 600–1087 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Valencian account money · Evidence period: AD 800–1300 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Mallorcan account money · Evidence period: AD 800–1300 · QualifiedFrankish denier–livre → Genoese lira · Evidence period: 1138–1141 · QualifiedGenoese lira → Genoese lira di banco · Evidence period: 1675–1741 · QualifiedGenoese lira → Genoese lira di permesso · 1751 · DocumentedRoman as–denarius accounting · Dated evidence: 500 BC–AD 566. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Roman as–denarius accountingRoman solidus–nomisma · Dated evidence: AD 375–AD 687. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Roman solidus–nomismaFrankish denier–livre · Dated evidence: AD 670–AD 794. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Frankish denier–livreVisigothic solidus accounting · Dated evidence: AD 681. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Visigothic solidus accountingPound sterling · Current currency. Dated evidence: AD 786–1990. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.GBPPound sterlingBarcelona diner–sou–lliura accounting · Dated evidence: AD 972–1878. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Barcelona diner–sou–lliura accountingPortuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accounting · Dated evidence: 1090–1436. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Portuguese dinheiro–soldo–libra accountingGenoese lira · Dated evidence: 1141–1842. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Genoese liraNavarrese denier–libra and real accounting · Dated evidence: 1198–1828. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Navarrese denier–libra and real accountingLivre parisis · Dated evidence: 1204. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Livre parisisLivre tournois · Dated evidence: 1204–1799. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Livre tournoisValencian account money · Dated evidence: 1247–1790. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Valencian account moneyAragonese Jaca account money · Dated evidence: 1263–1790. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Aragonese Jaca account moneyMallorcan account money · Dated evidence: 1310–1790. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Mallorcan account moneyPortuguese real · Dated evidence: 1435–1911. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Portuguese realSpanish real / peso de a ocho · Dated evidence: 1473–1884. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.→Spanish real / peso de a ochoEgyptian pound · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1524–1957. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.EGPEgyptian poundBrazilian real · Dated evidence: 1568–1942. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Brazilian realGenoese lira di banco · Dated evidence: 1675–1751. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Genoese lira di bancoGenoese lira di permesso · Dated evidence: 1751. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Genoese lira di permessoFrench franc · Dated evidence: 1795–2002. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.French francOld Piedmont lira —20-soldi account unit · Dated evidence: 1802–1826. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Old Piedmont lira —20-soldi account unitItalian lira · Dated evidence: 1816–2002. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Italian liraUruguayan peso · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1829–1993. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.UYUUruguayan pesoAlgerian franc · Dated evidence: 1851–1964. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Algerian francCape Verdean escudo · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1853–1977. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.CVECape Verdean escudoMozambican escudo · Dated evidence: 1911–1980. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Mozambican escudoSão Tomé escudo · Dated evidence: 1911–1977. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.São Tomé escudoPortuguese escudo · Dated evidence: 1911–2002. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Portuguese escudoAngolan angolar · Dated evidence: 1914–1958. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Angolan angolarBrazilian cruzeiro · Dated evidence: 1942–1986. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Brazilian cruzeiroTripolitanian Military Authority lira · Dated evidence: 1943–1952. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Tripolitanian Military Authority liraCFA franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1945–1999. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.XOFCFA francLibyan dinar · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1952. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.LYDLibyan dinarAngolan escudo · Dated evidence: 1953–1977. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Angolan escudoGuinean franc · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1960–1986. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.GNFGuinean francGuinean franc, first unit · Dated evidence: 1960–1972. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Guinean franc, first unitMalian franc · Dated evidence: 1962–1984. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Malian francGuinean syli · Dated evidence: 1972–1986. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Guinean syliMauritanian ouguiya · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1973–2018. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.MRUMauritanian ouguiyaSão Tomé dobra · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1976–2017. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.STNSão Tomé dobraGuinea-Bissau peso · Dated evidence: 1976–1997. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Guinea-Bissau pesoAngolan kwanza · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1977. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.AOAAngolan kwanzaMozambican metical · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1980–2006. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.MZNMozambican meticalBrazilian cruzado / cruzeiro · Dated evidence: 1986–1994. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiroBrazilian real · Current currency. Dated evidence: 1994. Track lengths do not establish a complete lifetime.BRLBrazilian realBrazilian cruzeiro → Brazilian cruzado / cruzeiro · 1986 · DocumentedBrazilian cruzado / cruzeiro → Brazilian real · 1994 · DocumentedMozambican escudo → Mozambican metical · 1980 · DocumentedAngolan escudo → Angolan kwanza · 1977 · DocumentedGuinean franc, first unit → Guinean syli · 1972 · DocumentedTripolitanian Military Authority lira → Libyan dinar · 1952 · DocumentedThe same euro identity, following French franc · 1999EUREuroThe same euro identity, following Italian lira · 1999EUREuroThe same euro identity, following Portuguese escudo · 1999EUREuro

Connected currencies from other lineages appear as context and are excluded from the lineage count. Historical track lengths follow dated evidence and connections; they do not establish complete lifetimes. Every euro endpoint represents the same currency.

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