Milanese scudo

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The Milanese scudo was a historical silver coin and monetary unit used in Milan and parts of northern Italy prior to the introduction of modern decimal currencies.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical currency unit
silver coin
associatedWith Duchy of Milan economy
Italian pre‑unification coinage
category Coins of Italy
Obsolete Italian currencies
Silver coins
circulationStatus demonetized
country Italy
currencyOf Milan
currencySystem pre‑decimal currency
currentStatus no longer in circulation
currentUse numismatic interest
denominationType scudo
hasSubtype gold scudo (distinct denomination in some Italian states)
historicalPeriod early modern period
pre‑unification Italy
languageOfName Italian
material silver
metal silver
monetaryRole medium of exchange
unit of account
namedAfter scudo (shield) coin family
partOf Italian states’ pre‑decimal monetary systems
region Lombardy
usedBefore Italian lira
decimal currency system in Italy
usedFor accounting unit
large transactions
usedIn Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
Milan
northern Italy

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Napoleonic Italian lira
replacedCurrency

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