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1 Ducat - Aureus Magnus Mother Mary
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | SANCTA MARIA MONACHII 1960 |
| Reverse description | A decorative eight-pointed cross ornament occupies the central field, its arms terminating in stylised floral and foliate motifs in a Renaissance-influenced heraldic design. At the centre of the cross, within a shaped cartouche, the denomination 'I DUCAT' is inscribed in two lines. The fineness mark '980' appears in small characters at the base of the central device. The circumferential Latin legend 'PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI' arcs across the upper field, while 'AUREUS MAGNUS' runs along the lower field, the two separated by small rosette stops at either side. |
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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.