Lucerne struck multi-ducat pieces like this one primarily for presentation and diplomatic use rather than commercial circulation — they functioned as portable political currency, given to visiting dignitaries and foreign envoys at a moment when the Swiss cantons were navigating the increasingly fractious aftermath of the War of the Spanish Succession. The 1714 date places this coin in the same year as the Peace of Baden, signed just across the Reuss valley at Baden in Aargau, which formally ended the war for the Holy Roman Empire.
The multiple reference citations reflect how thoroughly documented — and genuinely scarce — these Lucerne gold multiples are among Swiss cantonal specialists.
Lucerne struck multi-ducat pieces like this one primarily for presentation and diplomatic use rather than commercial circulation — they functioned as portable political currency, given to visiting dignitaries and foreign envoys at a moment when the Swiss cantons were navigating the increasingly fractious aftermath of the War of the Spanish Succession. The 1714 date places this coin in the same year as the Peace of Baden, signed just across the Reuss valley at Baden in Aargau, which formally ended the war for the Holy Roman Empire.
The multiple reference citations reflect how thoroughly documented — and genuinely scarce — these Lucerne gold multiples are among Swiss cantonal specialists.