ISO 4217 | |
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Code | none |
Unit | |
Plural | scudi |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄12 | tarì |
1⁄240 | grano |
1⁄1440 | picciolo |
Plural | |
tarì | tarì |
grano | grani |
picciolo | piccioli |
Coins | 15 piccioli 1, 5, 10 grani 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 30 tarì 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 scudi |
Demographics | |
User(s) | Sovereign Military Order of Malta Previously: Hospitaller Rhodes (1318–1522) Hospitaller Malta (1530–1798) French Malta (1798–1800) Independent Gozo (1798–1801) Malta Protectorate (1800–1813) Crown Colony of Malta (1813–1825/1886) |
Valuation | |
Pegged with | euro €0.24 = 1 scudo |
The scudo (plural scudi) is the official currency[1] of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and was the currency of Malta during the rule of the Order over Malta, which ended in 1798. It is subdivided into 12 tarì (singular tarì), each of 20 grani (singular grano) with 6 piccioli (singular picciolo) to the grano. It is pegged to the euro (at a rate of 1 scudo to €0.24, or €1 = 4 scudi 2 tarì).[2]