Escoufle Público Deposited
The nickname given to a coin of Flanders of the fourteenth centry, of the value of twelve Deniers Parisis. Du Cange, who cites several ordinances showing its value, thinks that it is from the old French word escouble, meaning a kite, the eagle on this coin being mistaken for this bird.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)