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Austrian gold ducat depicting Kaiser Franz-Josef, c. 1910. The ducat (/ ˈ d ʌ k ə t /) coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages to the 19th century. Its most familiar version, the gold ducat or sequin containing around 3.5 grams (0.11 troy ounces) of 98.6% fine gold, originated in Venice in 1284 and gained wide international acceptance over the centuries.
Available historical records report that 21.5 million ducats were minted at the Kremnica Mint throughout its history. The aggregate value of this amount, measured at today's prices of gold, would be three billion US dollars (exclusive of the numismatic value). [1] Euro coins
100 ducat of Sigismund III Vasa Poland–Lithuania: Kroisos Classical Numismatic Group [42] January 2018 $2,160,000 1796 Quarter Eagle, No Stars MS-62+ United States Simpson, Bass, Dannreuther Heritage Auctions January 2022 $2,160,000 1927-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle United States Dr. Steven Duckor Heritage Auctions [43] January 2020 $2,160,000
The design of the Venetian gold ducat, or zecchino, remained unchanged for over 500 years, from its introduction in 1284 to the takeover of Venice by Napoleon in 1797 ...
1728: 20 kreutzer, 1 ⁄ 2 thaler, 1 thaler, 1 ducat and 10 ducats; 1758: 1 ⁄ 2 thaler, 1 thaler and 1 ducat; 1778: 1 ⁄ 2 thaler, 1 thaler and 1 ducat; The ducats were in minted in 986 gold, and all other coins were minted in 583 silver. All coins bore on the obverse side the right-facing bust of each prince and on the reverse side his arms.
The gold 1 and 2 ducat and silver ducat (rijksdaalder) are still minted today as bullion coins. In 1817, the first coins of the decimal currency were issued, the copper 1 cent and silver 3 guilders. The remaining denominations were introduced in 1818. These were copper 1 ⁄ 2 cents, silver 5, 10 and 25 cents, 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 guilder, and gold 10 ...
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The ducat was the main currency of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies between 1816 and 1860. When the Congress of Vienna created the kingdom merging the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily, the ducat became at par a continuation of the Neapolitan ducat and the Sicilian piastra issued prior to 1816, although the Sicilian piastra had been subdivided into 240 grana.