10 Ducats - Aureus Magnus Türkenlouis, Type 2

The "Türkenlouis" nickname belongs to Ludwig Wilhelm I, Margrave of Baden, whose victories against Ottoman forces in the late 17th century — most notably at the Battle of Slankamen in 1691 — made him a celebrated military figure across the Holy Roman Empire. This 1955 piece is not a historical coin but a modern restrike-style medal issue, produced in West Germany during the postwar bullion medal boom, when several German mints and private producers revisited regional historical figures for high-denomination gold presentation pieces.

The Type 2 designation distinguishes it from an earlier die variant by specific differences in the reverse execution documented by collectors of this short series.