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1 Ducat Without serial numbers
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1923-1951 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the Czechoslovak state coat of arms: a large heraldic shield bearing the double-tailed Bohemian lion rampant with the Slovak escutcheon inset on the lion's chest. The shield is rendered in high relief in a bold Renaissance style. The circular legend REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ runs around the periphery, flanked by a beaded border, with the date appearing in the lower exergual area between decorative scroll ornaments. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ 1924 (Translation: Czechoslovak Republic) |
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Czechoslovakia's gold ducat series was a deliberate throwback to Habsburg monetary tradition, struck on the same weight and fineness standard as the Austro-Hungarian ducats that had circulated for centuries before the republic's founding in 1918. The series ran almost continuously from 1923 through 1951, bridging the democratic First Republic, the Nazi occupation, and the early communist period — the same dies serving governments with almost nothing else in common.
Later dates, particularly those struck after 1945, were produced primarily for export and bullion trade rather than domestic circulation. The absence of serial numbers distinguishes these from the numbered presentation strikes also issued within the series.