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The republic of Venice used Lira as a coin. Doge just means chief magistrate of Venice, and the root of the word (Dux) is the same as for "Duce", the title Mussolini gave himself.

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But did it have someone's face on it? Was it ever a Doge's?

Yes. Yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_lira

The more famous Venetian coin was probably the gold ducat, the name of which is also derived from the Latin “dux” (whence also the title “Duke”).

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