Catalog
4 Dukata - Aleksandar I Pattern
| Issuer | National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
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| Year | 1931 |
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| Engraver(s) | Richard Placht |
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| Reverse description | Essentially plain, unadorned field across the entire reverse face, consistent with a trial or essai striking intended to test the obverse die. The word ESSAI is inscribed in capital Latin letters at the lower center of the otherwise blank field, identifying this piece as a pattern or test strike. The smooth, lightly scratched surface of the reverse reflects the utilitarian nature of this proof-of-concept piece. |
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| Edge | Hallmarked |
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Yugoslavia never formally adopted the dukat as a currency unit, which makes this pattern's denomination purely notional — a design exercise or presentation piece rather than a proposal for actual circulation. The four-dukat weight standard traces back to Habsburg minting conventions, where multi-dukat pieces served as diplomatic gifts and court presentation coins rather than trade currency. That tradition almost certainly informed whoever specified the parameters here.
No regular-issue four-dukat Yugoslav coinage was ever authorized or struck.