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| Italian coins Bologna Republic Silver Scudo of 10 Paoli |
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| Silver scudo of the Bologna Republic |
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Reverse: Madonna and Child on clouds above city view.
Legend: PRAESIDIVM * ET * DECVS
Obverse: Crowned arms, between olive sprays, lion head above, date in exergue, legend around.
Legend: POPVLVS . ET - SENATVS . BON .
Exergue: P.10.1797
Mint Place: Bologna (B)
Denominations: Scudo of 10 Paoli
Reference: Davenport 1359, KM-339.
Diameter: 39 mm
Weight: 28.9 gram of Silver
The Bolognese Republic was proclaimed in 1796 in the Central Italian city of Bologna.
It was a French client republic established when Papal authorities escaped from the city of Bologna on June 1796. It was annexed by the Cispadane Republic on 16 October 1796.
It was given the first Jacobin Constitution written in Italy. It had a government consisting of nine consuls and its head of state was the Presidente del Magistrato, i.e. Chief magistrate, a presiding office held for four months by one of the consuls.
Italian scudo
The scudo (pl. scudi) was the name for a number of coins used in Italy until the 19th century. The name, like that of the French écu and the Spanish and Portuguese escudo, was derived from the Latin scutum ("shield"). From the 16th century, the name was used in Italy for large silver coins. Sizes varied depending on the issuing country.First scudo d'argento (silver shield) was issued in 1551 by Charles V (1519–1556) in Milan.
Under Maria Theresa and Joseph II the scudo d'argento had a weight of 23.10 g and a fineness of 896/1000.
In the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (under the control of the Habsburg Austrian Empire), the Lombardy-Venetia scudo was equivalent to the Conventionsthaler and was subdivided into six lire.
Before the Napoleonic Wars, the lira was subdivided into 20 soldi, each of 12 denari. Later, the lira was made up of 100 centesimi.
When Austria-Hungary decimalized in 1857, the scudo was replaced by the florin at a rate of 2 florin = 1 scudo. Coins of ½ and 1 soldo were issued, equal to ½ and 1 kreuzer, for use in Lombardy and Venetia.
In the Papal States, the Papal States scudo was the currency until 1866. It was divided into 100 baiocchi (sing. baiocco), each of 5 quattrini. It was replaced by the lira, equal to the Italian lira.
The Duchy of Modena and Reggio also issued scudi, worth four lire or one third of a tallero.