The ducaton , ducatone or ducatoon was a crown -sized silver coin of the 16th-18th centuries.
6-720: The first ducaton-type coin was the scudo known as the 'ducatone da soldi cento' (of 100 soldo ), issued by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor , in Milan in 1551. Ducatones were produced in greater numbers in numerous Italian states through the 17th century, spreading to other parts of the Spanish Empire, including Burgundy and the Netherlands - in 1618 the ducaton was produced in Brabant and Tournai comprising 32.48 grams of 0.944 silver depicting Albert and Isabella . In 1659
12-762: 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,
18-652: The Dutch East India Company . As a trade coin the familiar design of the Dutch rider helped it to compete against well-known world coins such as the Spanish dollar . It was valued at 60 stuivers . Similar silver coins: Italian scudo The scudo (pl. scudi ) was the name for a number of coins used in various states in the Italian peninsula until the 19th century. The name, like that of
24-612: 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. The 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
30-475: The Dutch states started production of the 'silver rider' ducaton, featuring a mounted knight on horseback. This design weighing 32.779 grams of 0.941 silver also featured the crowned arms of the United Netherlands on the reverse, with a shield below the knight indicating the province of minting. Rider ducatons were minted until 1798. In the period 1726-1751 ducatons were minted bearing the monogram of
36-524: The scudo was replaced by the florin at a rate of 2 florin = 1 scudo. Coins of 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 soldo were issued, equal to 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 kreuzer respectively, 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
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