One of the rarest ducats of Maria Theresa appeared at the auction of the German house Münzenhandlung G. Hirsch Nachfolger. The gold ducat minted in Prague in 1745, offered as lot 3168 at auction 410 held on September 24 and 25, 2026, was estimated at 15,000 euros and sold
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The depiction of the Resurrection of Christ is one of the most powerful and recognizable motifs of Christian iconography. Yet, despite its theological importance, this scene very rarely appears on coinage. Precisely for this reason, the gold ducat from Ferrara, minted during the time of Ercole I d’Este in the late 15th century, represents an exceptional combination of religious message
In today's video, we are presenting the largest gold coin issued during the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which is the quadruple ducat from 1931 featuring the image of King Alexander I Karađorđević and Queen Maria. This gold coin bears the „bird“ hallmark (stamp). The ducats themselves are not money in the legal sense, but rather
On the occasion of the liberation of the occupied parts of northern Dalmatia, Lika, Kordun, and Banovina, as well as the Croatian royal city of Knin as part of the military and police operation “Storm” in August 1995, the Croatian National Bank (at the time the National Bank of Croatia) issued the gold ducat “Croatian Royal City of Knin”. On the obverse of the ducat, in the central
This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik currency where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The silver ducat is an example of a larger Dubrovnik silver coin with a nominal value of 40 dinars or dinarići. The authors of the artistic design were Ivo Karlo Angeli and Antun Obad. On the obverse of the coin
Overview of the silver coin: Republic of Ragusa, Ducat from 1797. Read more »
Planica is an alpine valley below the Ponca mountain in Slovenia, and is also home to ski flying. The FIS Ski Flying World Championships were held in Planica in 1985, and Yugoslavia issued commemorative gold and silver coins on that occasion. The commemorative gold coin from this series has a face value of
Austrian gold ducats are very common gold coins in our region. Especially single and quadruple ducats. The single ducat is usually called the “small ducat”, and the quadruple – the “large ducat”. In today's video, we present the Austrian single ducat from 1891 featuring the image of Emperor Franz Joseph I. In
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This video, produced by the Museums of Dubrovnik, discusses the currency of the Republic of Dubrovnik. Dino Lokas, curator of the Cultural and Historical Museum, talks about the development of Dubrovnik numismatics, the currency issued by the Republic of Dubrovnik, the relationship between different Dubrovnik coins, and the historical circumstances that influenced them
The local Dubrovnik television, Libertas TV, produced a report on the promotion of Zlatko Viščević's book „The Currency of the Republic of Dubrovnik,“ which was held at the Sponza Palace in Dubrovnik. The speakers at the promotion were: Darko Milošević, Marin Ivanović, Nikolina Pozniak, and Zlatko Viščević. The segment was broadcast on Libertas TV on March 14, 2019.
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In this video, we present the book „Coins of the Republic of Dubrovnik“. This is the most comprehensive and detailed numismatic catalog of Dubrovnik coinage ever published. The catalog covers all denominations of Dubrovnik money, all types and variants. The catalog is large format, simple, and clear. In the catalog are
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