10 Ducats - Károly Batthyány 1764 front 10 Ducats - Károly Batthyány 1764 back
10 Ducats - Károly Batthyány 1764 photo
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10 Ducats - Károly Batthyány

1764 year
Gold (.986) 34.71 g -
Description
Issuer
Counts of Batthyány (Hungarian States)
Count
Charles Joseph (1747-1772)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
1764
Value
10 Ducats (100)
Currency
Austro-Hungarian Conventionsthaler (1763-1806)
Composition
Gold (.986)
Weight
34.71 g
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#199061
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Crowned coat of arms with supporters bearing flags; Crowned mantle behind.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GEN : C : MAR : U : L : DIM : COL : U : S : C : & R : A : M : A : I : CONS : & · S : CONF : M : 1764 ·
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Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 10 Ducats - Károly Batthyány 1764 coin is that it was minted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Count Károly Batthyány, a prominent Hungarian statesman and military leader. The coin's design features an image of Batthyány on the obverse, and the reverse features the coat of arms of the Batthyány family. The coin was minted in a limited quantity of 5,000 pieces, making it a rare and valuable collector's item for numismatists.