Catalog
10 Ducats - Aureus Magnus Germania Aeterna
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Currency | Aureus Magnus |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Germania, depicted as a crowned medieval queen wearing a jeweled crown with fleur-de-lis finials, a draped mantle secured by an ornate brooch at the chest, and a veil falling to either side. The portrait is rendered in a refined Gothic pictorial style, occupying the central field of the coin. The legend GERMANIA AETERNA arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 1961 divided across the mid-field on either side of the bust. A small engraver's mark appears to the lower right of the bust. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The "Germania Aeterna" series was produced by the firm of Berna in the early 1960s as a privately minted bullion piece rather than an official state issue — the Federal Republic of Germany issued no gold coinage of its own during this period, a direct consequence of Bretton Woods obligations and postwar monetary restrictions. These pieces carry no legal tender status and were sold primarily to collectors and gold hoarders through the European medal and bullion trade.
The X# prefix in standard references signals exactly that: a non-circulating, non-governmental strike catalogued separately from official coinage.