Ducat

Reverse

Ornate baroque cartouche with inscription in four lines within.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DVCATVS
NOVVS
·
REIPVBL
TIGVRI

Translation: Latin (unabridged): New ducat. Republic of Zürich.

Comment

Varieties of this type are known to exist:

• Variant 1651 (Hürlimann 179)
Obverse legend: · DOMINE · CONSERVA · NOS · IN · PACE · 16 ❀ 51
Weight: 3.42-3.47 g (Hürlimann)
Diameter: 21.3-21.5 mm (Hürlimann)
⸰ Example #1 (3.38 g; very fine - extremely fine):
∙ Auctioned by Sincona AG, Auction 1, 29 June 2011, Lot 1985. Sold for 3,500 CHF.

© Sincona AG

• Variant 1651 (Hürlimann 180)
Obverse legend: · DOMINE · CONSERVA · NOS · IN · PACE · 1651
Weight: 3.14-3.46 g (Hürlimann)
Diameter: 20.8 mm (Hürlimann)

Interesting fact

The Ducat 1651 from the City of Zurich is a rare and valuable coin, with only a few known examples surviving to this day. One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted during a time of great turmoil in Europe, with the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) having recently ended and the English Civil War (1642-1651) taking place. Despite these conflicts, the City of Zurich was able to maintain its independence and continue minting its own coins, such as the Ducat 1651.

• early modern