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12 Ducats
| Issuer | Cologne, City of |
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| Year | 1726 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | CAROL·VI·D·G·R·I·S·A·GER·HIS·HUN·BO·REX·V·LON |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Cologne remained a Free Imperial City within the Holy Roman Empire, and issues of this weight were not circulating coinage — they were presentation pieces, struck for diplomatic gifts, civic ceremonies, or as showpieces for visiting dignitaries. A 12-ducat gold multiple represented roughly two weeks' wages for a skilled craftsman and was never intended to pass through ordinary hands.
The city's mint rights had been contested intermittently since the medieval period, with the Archbishop of Cologne and the civic council clashing repeatedly over minting authority. By 1726 the city operated its mint under carefully negotiated privileges.