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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.
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 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.
Initially called "ducat" (ducato), for the ruling Doge of Venice who was prominently depicted on it, it was called the zecchino, after the Zecca of Venice, since 1543 when Venice began minting a silver coin also called a ducat.
5-sol French coin and silver coins – New France Spanish-American coins- unofficial; Playing cards – 1685-1760s, sometimes officially New France; 15 and a 30-deniers coin known as the mousquetaire – early 17th century New France
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) began the 12-year demonetization process of the New Design Series when the New Generation Currency (NGC) project was started in 2007 through formal conceptualization process which was a result of the meeting of the minds of people with diverse backgrounds and ideas: central bankers, artists, technocrats, historians, communication experts, and currency printers ...
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]
Ducat of Michele Steno (1400-1413). Denarius of Louis the Pious (minted 819-822). Republic of Venice, Grosso or 'Matapan' of Antonio Venier, Doge of Venice (1382-1400). Silver ducato of Giovanni II Cornaro. The Coinage of the Republic of Venice include the coins produced by the Republic of Venice from the late 12th century to 1866. [1]