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1 Scudo
| Issuer | Republic of Lucca |
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| Year | 1750-1754 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SANCTUS MARTINUS (Translation: Saint Martin) |
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Lucca's republican coinage of this period occupies an odd corner of Italian numismatic history — the city-state had maintained its independence against repeated pressure from Florence, Napoleon not yet on the horizon, and its mint continued issuing high-denomination silver under the nominal authority of the republic's rotating magistracy rather than any single ruler. The scudo denomination required substantial fine silver at a moment when Lucca's silk trade, long the city's economic backbone, was facing stiff competition from French manufacturers.
The Dav EC III reference places this squarely in the pre-unification central Italian series. Lucca would survive as an independent republic until 1799, when French troops ended seven centuries of self-governance.