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| Emittent | Habsburg Imperial Mint |
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| Jahr | 1769 |
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| Nennwert | 10 Ducats (22.50) |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Imperially crowned double-headed eagle displayed in high relief, its wings spread and each head surmounted by a separate imperial crown, with a third larger crown arching over both heads at the top. On the eagle's breast is affixed a crowned shield bearing the rampant Bohemian lion passant. The mintmaster's initials S·S appear below the shield between the eagle's talons. The surrounding circular Latin legend reads ARCHID · AUST · DUX · BURG · SI · M · MON · 1769, with the date incorporated into the legend. The design is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Auflage | 1769 SS |
| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Multiple-ducat pieces of this type were not circulating currency — they were presentation strikes, issued by the Habsburg court as diplomatic gifts, awards to military officers, and tokens of imperial favor. The Prague mint produced these in very limited numbers, and surviving examples almost invariably show minimal wear for exactly that reason.
By 1769, Maria Theresa had already enacted the Münzvertrag of 1753 standardizing coinage across Habsburg lands with Joseph II as co-regent. A 10-ducat piece from Prague in this period sits at the intersection of monetary reform and court ceremonial — the mint producing something that was never really meant to change hands at face value.