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10 Ducats - Mihály Apafi
| Issuer | Principality of Transylvania |
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| Year | 1662 |
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| Weight | 34.59 g |
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| Reverse description | Elaborately ornamented crowned coat of arms of Transylvania, comprising a complex quartered shield surmounted by a royal crown, supported by decorative scrollwork and flanked by ornamental devices. The central shield displays the heraldic charges of Transylvania, Hungary, and the Székely nation. The date 1662 appears within the circular legend, which runs around the full perimeter within a beaded border, recording Apafi's titles as Prince of Transylvania, partial King of Hungary, and Count of the Székelys. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Apafi was installed as Prince of Transylvania in 1661 under direct Ottoman pressure — he was, by most accounts, a reluctant ruler chosen precisely because he posed no threat. This ten-ducat piece was struck in his first full year of reign, when his authority depended entirely on continued Ottoman favor following the catastrophic Battle of Nagyszőlős, which had eliminated his predecessor János Kemény.
Multiple-ducat presentation strikes of this type functioned as diplomatic gifts and rewards rather than circulating currency. Resch lists only a handful of die combinations for this denomination across Apafi's reign.