1 Fiorino - Leopoldo II

The fiorino was revived as a Tuscan denomination under Leopoldo II in 1826, consciously invoking the medieval florin's prestige — though by this period the Grand Duchy operated as a client state under Austrian influence following the Napoleonic reshuffling of Italian territories. Leopoldo himself, an Austrian archduke of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, ruled with relative tolerance compared to his Restoration-era neighbors, and Tuscany's relative monetary stability during this period reflected that administrative steadiness.

The long production window of sixteen years means die wear and subtle hub variations exist across the series. MIR 452 collectors distinguish early from late strikes primarily by the sharpness of the peripheral lettering.