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1 Ducat – Saxony

Circulating commemorative coins
Commemoration: Minted from gold found at the Freiberg mines
Germany
Context
Year: 1701
Country: Germany Country flag
Issuer: Saxony
Period:
Currency:
(1493—1805)
Demonetized: Yes
Material
Weight: 3.49 g
Gold weight: 3.44 g
Shape: Round
Composition: 98.6% Gold
Magnetic: No
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard729
Numista: #188779
Value
Bullion value: $574.90

Obverse

Description:
Inscription below the all-seeing eye and the alchemical core, which displays the seven planetary signs paired with their metals: Sun-Gold, Venus-Copper, Mars-Iron, Saturn-Lead, Jupiter-Tin, Mercury-Quicksilver, Moon-Silver.
Inscription:
AN // GOTTES SEEGEN // IST ALLES GELE // GEN.
Script: Latin

Reverse

Description:
Dated six-line inscription.
Inscription:
WENIG ZU // BUSS VIEL // AUSBEUTE, // MACHT RECHT // FRÖHLICHE // BERGLEUTE. // 1701.
Script: Latin

Edge

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1701
Legendary