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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.
A ducat is a Middle Ages European trade coin. Ducat may also refer to: Ducat (surname) Ducat, Ohio, US, an unincorporated community; DUCAT, an internet service provider in Kazakhstan; Ducat Auction House, founded by Leonid Komskyi; Ducats, an in-game internet currency for Playchess; Orokin Ducats, an in-game currency in Warframe
The tax was initially intended in 1590 as a temporary measure to replace the Spanish Armada, which had been lost in attacking England. The millones was voted by the Cortes of Castille in 1590 as a 6-year grant for 8 million ducats. It was originally levied on the cuatro especies of wine, meat, olive oil and vinegar. [2]
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As the Spanish escudo succeeded the heavier gold excelente (or ducado, ducat; 3.1 g vs 3.48 g fine gold) as the standard Spanish gold coin, the doubloon therefore succeeded the doble excelente or double-ducat denomination. In modern times, the doubloon is remembered due in large part to the influence of historical fiction about piracy. [4]
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The right to ship 1,000 ducats worth of goods from the Moluccas to Spain annually exempt from most taxes. [ 17 ] In the event that they discovered more than six islands, one fifteenth of the trading profits with two of their choice, [ 16 ] and a twenty-fifth from the others.