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5 Ducats - Aureus Magnus Walther von der Vogelweide
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Weight | 17.5 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Issued as part of West Germany's multi-decade series of gold commemorative ducats produced by the Bavarian firm Pobjoy — wait, these were struck by the Ludwig Grabow firm and similar private minting houses under license — this piece honors Walther von der Vogelweide, the preeminent Middle High German lyric poet active around 1170–1230, whose work survived in manuscript collections despite his own probable landlessness throughout his career. He is believed to have died around 1230, possibly in Würzburg, though no contemporary record confirms it.
The "Aureus Magnus" designation places this within a prestige sub-series carrying higher gold fineness than standard commemorative issues of the period.