Écu

of these articles treats French gold and silver coins. For other meanings of the three-letter combination see ECU.

With Écu became French gold and silver coins from the Middle Ages to 18. Century designates. The name for the Écu is derived from the coat of arms sign illustrated on the coin .

Gold coins- also “Écu d'or” (the Königsbüste showing: “Louis d'or “), in German in allusion on the sun as symbol of the sun king “sun pistol”, illustrated starting from 1703 on the coins, mentioned - were coined/shaped to varying exchange rates into the silver unit livre - the fluctuations between thatGenerally silver-fixed Münzfuss did not permit static adjustment of gold coins to metal values.

The Écu brightly (also “ECU d'argent” or “Louis brightly” mentioned) to the value of 60 Sols respectively 3 Livres from 1641 to 1794 was coined/shaped. The value corresponded thereby at the same time the international Rechungseinheit of realm valleys howthe Patagon, that in fact realm valley coin of the Netherlands and Brabants.

The Portuguese escudo, which was in Portugal up to the introduction of the euro 2001 in the circulation, derived its name from the same word trunk.

ECU is in allusion on this coin the abbreviation for European Currency unit, money of account of the European monetary system and forerunner of the euro.

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