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  2. Ducat - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Magellan expedition - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Two Sicilies ducat - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Ducaton - Wikipedia

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    The first ducaton-type coin was the scudo known as the 'ducatone da soldi cento' (of 100 soldo), issued by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in Milan in 1551.Ducatones were produced in greater numbers in numerous Italian states through the 17th century, spreading to other parts of the Spanish Empire, including Burgundy and the Netherlands - in 1618 the ducaton was produced in Brabant and Tournai ...

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    The northern lights, seen here in Oregon in May, might be visible in parts of the U.S. on New Year's Eve. (Jenny Kane/AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

  7. Talk:Ducat - Wikipedia

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    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico is seeking an agreement with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to ensure Mexico does not receive deportees from third countries in case of large-scale deportations ...

  9. Christian Pulisic, now in his No. 10 era, is playing the best ...

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    For roughly half a decade, and for the vast majority of his groundbreaking career, Christian Pulisic could be confidently described as a winger.He was a versatile attacker who often wore a No. 10 ...