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2 Ducats
| Uitgever | City of Zürich |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1624 |
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| Waarde | 2 Ducats |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The rampant lion of Zürich stands in the central field facing right, supporting with its forepaws the city's heraldic shield bearing the characteristic diagonal bipartite design with a fleur-de-lis ornament at base. The lion is crowned and rendered in high relief with detailed mane and musculature. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, and the circumferential Latin legend reads MONETA NOVA THVRICENSIS, separated by rosette stops. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Zürich's ducat coinage of the early seventeenth century was issued under the authority of the city council at a moment when the Swiss Confederation's neutrality was being tested by the opening phases of the Thirty Years' War. The city mint struck gold primarily for mercantile settlement and cross-border trade, not domestic retail circulation — which explains why survivors tend to appear in better condition than their age suggests.
The .986 fineness held to a standard slightly above the Venetian ducat, a deliberate policy choice that gave Zürich's gold a competitive edge in northern Italian trade circuits.