20 Ducats - Aureus Magnus Adenauer

This piece was issued by the West German government in 1961 as a prestige bullion-style restrike, part of a broader series of large-format gold multiples produced for collectors and diplomatic gift purposes rather than circulation. Adenauer himself was still Chancellor when it was struck — he would resign two years later under pressure from the Spiegel Affair.

The .980 fineness is slightly below the .986 ducat standard established by the Habsburg monetary conventions of the 18th century, a deliberate departure that legally distinguished these pieces from historical ducat coinage.