The lira (plural lire) was the currency of the Kingdom of Sardinia until 1861. It was subdivided into 20 soldi (singular soldo), each or 12 denari (singular denaro), until 1816, when the currency was pegged to the French franc and decimalized to consist of 100 centesimi (singular centesimo ). It was replaced at par by the Italian lira. Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1839: Mainland Piedmont, with Savoia upper left (pink) and Nizza (Nice) lower left (brown) both now French, and Sardinia in the inset The Kingdom of Sardinia is a former kingdom in Italy. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... French Franc. ... Lira is the name of the former currency of Italy. ...