1 Ducat - Josef II

Josef II issued these ducats during the opening years of his sole reign following Maria Theresa's death in November 1780 — a period of aggressive Josephinist reform that included the dissolution of monasteries, abolition of serfdom, and the Edict of Toleration. The brevity of this specific three-year type reflects how frequently his administrative overhauls disrupted even routine coinage, with the design superseded as part of broader standardization efforts across Habsburg mints in Kremnitz, Vienna, and Hall.