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2 Ducats
1672 year| Gold (.986) | 7 g | - |
| Issuer | Free city of Augsburg (German States) |
|---|---|
| Period | Free city (1276-1803) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1672 |
| Value | 2 Ducats (7) |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Gold (.986) |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#119040 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Accolated busts of Leopold I. and his wife Margarita Theresa.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LEOPOLDVS. D.G. R. I. S. A. MARGARETA. IMPERATRIX.
Comment
In 1666, he married Margarita Teresa of Austria (1651–1673), daughter of King Philip IV of Spain, who was both his niece and his first cousin. She was the blonde princess depicted in Diego Velázquez' masterpiece Las Meninas. The wonderful series of Velazquez portraits of this lovely Spanish princess at various stages of her childhood were sent from the court of Madrid to Leopold as he waited in Vienna for his fiancee to grow up. This beautiful girl, the representation of merry childhood, was married at fifteen. She gave birth to four children and finally died at the age of twenty-one.Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 1672 Augsburg 2 Ducats coin is that it features a unique design element - a small hole in the center of the coin. This hole was intentionally drilled into the coin as a way to test its authenticity. At the time, counterfeiters were known to produce coins with a similar design, but they would not have the same hole. This feature allowed people to easily identify genuine coins from fake ones.
