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1 Ducat - Aureus Magnus Mother Mary
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI I DUCAT 980 AUREUS MAGNUS (Translation: `Prosperity for the world`) |
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The "Aureus Magnus" ducats issued in postwar West Germany occupy an odd corner of numismatic classification — they are private strike fantasy pieces, produced by a commercial minting operation rather than the Bundesbank or any official authority, yet struck in high-purity gold to a historical ducat standard that traces back to the Holy Roman Empire. X# prefixes in the Standard Catalog signal exactly this: non-circulating, non-governmental, but physically legitimate gold coinage.
The 3.49g ducat weight standard was codified at the Congress of Vienna in 1857 and remained a reference point for private and commemorative gold well into the twentieth century.