Francescone Public Deposited

Definition

  • The name given to the Scudo struck by Francis III of Lorraine (1737-1765) for Florence, Pisa, and other cities of Etruria. Its value was ten Paoli and the designation was retained in the coinage until the provisional government of 1859.

Source
  • Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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