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¼ Ducat
| Issuer | Zug |
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| Year | 1692 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1691-1798) |
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| Reverse description | Three-line Latin inscription in the field reading DVC / REIPV / TVGIEN, denoting the Duchy of the Republic of Zug, with the date 1692 split by the fractional denomination 1/4 below, all enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches tied at the base. The composition is neatly centred within the wreath, with no additional border legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | DVC REIPV TVGIEN 16 1/4 92 |
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Zug was among the smallest and least wealthy of the Swiss cantons, and its gold coinage was always sparse — this quarter ducat belongs to a series struck in tiny quantities, largely for ceremonial presentation rather than everyday exchange. The canton's fiscal constraints meant gold issues were produced only when political circumstance or a specific donor made it viable.
Wielandt's census for Zug gold of this type documents surviving examples in the single digits.