Papal scudo

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The Papal scudo was the historical currency of the Papal States, used for centuries until it was supplanted by the Italian lira following the unification of Italy.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former currency unit
historical currency
associatedWith Rome
Vatican City (historical predecessor territory)
country Papal States NERFINISHED
currencyOf Papal States NERFINISHED
denominationType scudo
followedBy Italian lira
historicalRegion States of the Church
issuer Holy See
Papal government
linkedTo Catholic Church
Papal temporal sovereignty
monetarySystem Papal States monetary system
politicalContext temporal power of the papacy
region Central Italy
religiousAuthority Pope
replaced earlier Papal currencies
replacedBy Italian lira
status obsolete
subunit baiocco
centesimo
usedFor banking
coinage
everyday transactions
taxation
trade
usedIn Papal States NERFINISHED
usedUntil 19th century
usedUntilEvent Italian unification

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
ITL
replaced

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