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{From Italian scudo scudo + d'oro of gold; see scudo.}
[Italian States-Achaia, Asti, Benevello, Brescello, Cagliari, Canurino, Carmagnola, Casale, Castro, Cisterna, Correggio, Cremona, Desana, Ferrara, Florence, Frinco, Genoa, Guastalla, Gubbio, ...
écu (sometimes also called the louis d'argent) was further broken down into a 1/4 value coin (the quart d'écu) and a 1/2 value coin (the demi-écu). For more on the 17-18th century currency system, see Louis (coin), livre tournois and Italian scudo.
 See also: Silver coin, Unit, Issued, Louis, Dollar
  
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