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Abolition of the Livre Parisis
- When
- 1667
- Where
- France
Louis XIV officially replaced the livre parisis with the livre tournois as the standard monetary unit.
In 1667, the livre tournois officially replaced the livre parisis. This ended the official use of the Paris pound, which had continued for minor uses in and around Paris. The livre tournois had been a unit of account since 1549, and this reform standardized the currency system across France.
Sources
- Livre tournois Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-18
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