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1 Ducat - Aureus Magnus Rome Olympics
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold six-armed decorative cross occupies the center of the field, with stylized lily or fleur-de-lis motifs filling each of the six angles between the arms. The denomination I DUCAT is inscribed within a central roundel at the heart of the cross. The legend PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI arcs along the upper periphery, while AUREUS MAGNUS curves along the lower periphery, separated by small star or pellet stops. The overall design is ornate and heraldic in character. |
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This privately minted gold ducat was issued by Aureus Magnus to commemorate the 1960 Rome Olympics — not a state issue, but a medal-medallion hybrid produced for the collector trade during a period when West German private mints were actively filling demand for Olympic memorabilia that the federal government wasn't supplying. Aureus Magnus operated from Düsseldorf and issued a range of commemorative gold pieces through the late 1950s and 1960s, several tied to international sporting events.
The .980 fineness is characteristic of the firm's output, slightly below the traditional .986 ducat standard but close enough to market the pieces under that historic denomination name.