Crazia

The crazia, plural crazie, was an alloy coin with a value of 5 quattrini issued from the reign of Cosimo I de' Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany, onwards.

History

It was imitated by the Duchy of Urbino, the Cybo-Malaspina family at Massa, and the Appiani and Ludovisi families in the Principality of Piombino.
An alloy coin of two crazie to the value of 10 quattrini was still being issued in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany under Leopold II, [Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold II], Ferdinand III, [Grand Duke of Tuscany|Ferdinand III] in 1801 and Louis I of Etruria in 1802. After this date it was replaced by the 10 quattrini coin.
Later in the 19th century Postage [stamps and postal history of Tuscany|Tuscan postage stamps] were issued in various values of crazie.