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Ducat
| Issuer | City of Bern |
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| Year | 1725 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | MON · AUR · REIPU, BERNENSIS · 1725 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Bern's ducats of this period were struck to facilitate trade with Italian merchants and the broader Alpine commercial network, where the ducat remained the dominant unit of account long after many Swiss cantons had shifted to silver-based systems. The city's mint operated under strict guild oversight, and the .986 fineness was not arbitrary — it was calibrated to match Venetian ducat standards closely enough to circulate without discount in northern Italian markets.
The 1725 issue corresponds to a period of considerable fiscal pressure on the city-state, as Bern was quietly consolidating its dominance over the Vaud region and financing the administrative apparatus that came with it.