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From the 18th Century , the name was used in Italy for large silver coins sporting the sovereign's insignas. Sizes varied however, depending from the country issuing it. In Lombardy-Venetia (under Austrian control), the scudo was equivalent to the Conventionsthaler and was subdivided into 6 '' Lire ''. Before the Napoleonic wars, the lira was subdivided into 20 ''soldo'', each of 12 ''denari''. After, the lira was made up of 100 ''centisimi''. When Austria-Hungary decimalized in 1857, the scudo was replaced by Austrian currency 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 scudo was the currency until 1866 . It was divided into 100 ''baiocchi'' (''baiocci''), each of 5 ''quattrini''. It was replaced by the lira, equal to the Italian Lira . The Duchy Of Modena also issued scudi, worth four lire or one third of a ''tallero''. |