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2 Ducats
| Issuer | City of Bern |
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| Year | 1698 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | BENEDICTUS SIT IEHOVA DEUS |
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Bern's late 17th-century ducat issues were struck at a moment when the city-republic was managing substantial financial reserves accumulated through the sale of mercenary services — the famous Solddienst income that made Bern one of the wealthiest urban governments in Europe. The 1698 date falls within a relatively stable minting period, though output was never large; Bern struck gold primarily for diplomatic gifts and cross-border trade with Italian markets, not domestic circulation.
The Fr#138 attribution places this squarely in Friedberg's Swiss series, and HMZ 2#187 confirms the type. Dies for Bernese ducats of this period were cut locally, and alignment variants between obverse and reverse are frequently encountered.