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10 Ducats - Aureus Magnus Mother Mary
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Diameter | 44 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central motif consisting of a bold six-armed ornamental cross with stylised fleur-de-lis terminals, each angle filled with a naturalistic lily bloom in high relief. The denomination X DUCAT appears within a cartouche at the centre of the cross, with the fineness mark 980 inscribed below in the lower field. The circumferential legend PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI is disposed in the upper arc and AUREUS MAGNUS in the lower arc, separated by small decorative rosettes at the sides. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI X DUCAT 980 AUREUS MAGNUS (Translation: `Prosperity for the world`) |
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This is a privately issued restrike, not an official federal emission — the Federal Republic of Germany produced no gold ducats in 1960. Pieces of this type were struck by private German mints, primarily Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt in Munich, as bullion multiples and collector medals marketed under quasi-historical nomenclature. The "Aureus Magnus" designation is commercial branding with no monetary or legal tender basis.
The ducat weight standard traces to the Venetian zecchino and spread through the Holy Roman Empire's minting conventions, which is the tradition these pieces invoke aesthetically. At 35 grams, this is a ten-ducat weight multiple — each ducat nominally 3.49 grams.