1 Ducat - Károly Batthyány

The Batthyány family held the right to strike coinage at their Némétújvár (Güssing) lordship under a privilege granted by the Habsburg crown — one of the last functioning noble minting rights in the Kingdom of Hungary. Károly Batthyány, who served as a field marshal in Habsburg service and rose to become President of the Hungarian Royal Council, was among the final generation of magnates to exercise this anachronistic prerogative before Joseph II systematically dismantled such feudal coinage rights in the 1780s.

Ducats of this type are rare in any condition, reflecting limited striking rather than heavy circulation.