1 Ducat - Charles III

Charles III of Austria — known in Spain as Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor — never set foot in Transylvania, yet the principality remained under Habsburg suzerainty and struck in his name throughout his reign. These ducats were produced at the Nagybánya (Baia Mare) mint, one of the most productive gold-working facilities in the Carpathian Basin, drawing on ore from the rich veins of the Eastern Carpathians. The overlap of his Austrian and Spanish titulature created persistent administrative confusion in the mint records of this period.