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4 Dukata - Aleksandar I Pattern
| Issuer | State Mint of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
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| Year | 1931 |
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| Value | 4 Ducats (4 dukata) (50) |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of King Aleksandar I and Queen Marija facing right in high relief, the King depicted in military uniform with medals and decorations, the Queen wearing a traditional crown. The Cyrillic legend КРАЉ АЛЕКСАНДАР I. КРАЉИЦА МАРИЈА arcs around the upper periphery, while the mint name КОВНИЦА А.Д. appears in small lettering along the lower rim. The portrait composition is rendered in a detailed, realistic style characteristic of early 20th-century Central European medallic art. |
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| Reverse description | A double-headed eagle displayed with wings spread, bearing on its breast the quartered shield of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia surmounted by a royal crown. The eagle is rendered in fine detail with feathers carefully delineated. The Cyrillic and Latin bilingual legend KRALJEVINA JUGOSLAVIJA 1931 arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination 4 DUKATA · 4 ДУКАТА appears in two scripts along the lower rim, separated by the numeral 4 at center base. |
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Pattern issues from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia are poorly documented in most references, and this silver striking of the 4 Dukata denomination sits in that uncertain territory between official trial piece and presentation fancy. The dukat denomination itself was an attempt to anchor Yugoslav coinage to a recognizable Central European trading unit — the gold dukat had circulated across the Balkans and Habsburg territories for centuries — but the program never advanced to circulation strikes.
Aleksandar I was assassinated in Marseille in October 1934, and much of the coinage program projected during his reign died with the political momentum of his government.