1915 Austria Gold 1 Ducat

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The Austria Gold 1 Ducat coin has one of the most complex coining histories. It was once available in both silver and gold. Some of it's earliest forms were issued by King Roger II of Sicily in 1140.

One popular form of the Ducat was the Dutch Ducat, first issued by the Holland Province in 1583 as a copy of the Hungarian Ducats. In 1600, Amsterdam was a center of international trade and Dutch type Ducats were issued for use as global trading currency.

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Specs:

.1106 Troy ounce of gold

Bears face value of 1 Ducat

Obverse: Right profile of Emperor Franz Joseph I of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire

Reverse: Official seal of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and the Hapsburg Dynasty

Edges: Reeded

Purity: 0.986

Year: 1915

Emperor Franz Joseph I was the longest reigning King of Hungary during the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. The double-headed eagle and the shield of the Hapsburg Dynasty, that of which Joseph I was the last ruling member, is on the reverse side of the coin.

In the 1950's, the Austrian Mint recognized that there was a strong demand for gold and issued re-strikes of the 1915 1 Ducat. There was a law in the US that did not allow collectors to own gold coins dated prior to 1933. This re-striking took advantage of a US government loophole that would legally allow collectors to own the coins.

Now, a note for the lady stackers...........A matched pair would make an awesome pair of earrings! Just saying!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at these two beauties! Keep on stackin' and don't forget not all silver and gold are stackable......there are unstackble-stackables too!

Take care everybody!

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Hi Elizabeth did you know I have ducat in my wallet on hive?

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Sweet coins @elizabethbit and such a cool history. I am strictly a silver stacker and sometimes feel like I am missing out by not stacking gold as well. Not sure what that block in my mind is but I'll get over it one day! :)
Hope you are well, talk to you later.

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Thanks @summertooth! Yes, you need GOLD too! Think of it as the long term savings and silver maybe as shorter term. You might turn silver now and again, but the gold, you hold on to. We are well, as I hope you are too. Take care friend, and have a good one!

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Yes they carried their wealth around in real money. Thanks for showing, @elizabethbit. World War I was raging on at the time.

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I know with the gold Sovereigns, they would sew them into the lining of the armed forces, should they have a need for money. I wonder, since this coin was so widely accepted, why they didn't use it as well? Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

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This was a surprise.
Never saw this coming.
Got a pair of silver bezels and made a pair of earrings out of a pair of Zombucks, One oz each was a bit heavy alright.

Now don't be startled, my LEO upvote is temporarily at 3k ...this won't ...hurt ...a...bit ...

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Hello. What a beautiful gold coin. I'll bet the one in silver could really shine in its detail of the eagle lines. Thanks so much for the history behind the coin. I enjoyed reading it.

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Sweet. I have a few small Ducats in the vault. Mine are very thin as I recall.

Cheers!

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They are thin; they don't even include the thickness in the specs. Thanks for commenting @fat-elvis!

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