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10 Ducats - Aureus Magnus Gustav Vasa
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Diameter | 50 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central cartouche bearing the denomination numeral 'X' above the inscription 'DUCAT', set at the intersection of an elaborate eight-armed foliate cross with stylized lily blossoms filling each angle between the arms, all in high relief. The fineness mark '980' appears in the lower field below the central cross. The peripheral legend is divided between the upper arc and lower arc of the coin, encircling the entire design. |
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This is a restrike — or more precisely, a fantasy piece — produced in postwar West Germany during a boom in "coin jewelry" medals and bullion-adjacent gold issues marketed to collectors and investors wary of paper currency after two catastrophic inflations in living memory. Gustav Vasa, the Swedish king who broke with Rome in 1527 and nationalized church property to fund his treasury, never issued a coin of this specification. The "Aureus Magnus" denomination is a modern commercial invention with no historical monetary basis.