The golden 4 Ducat was minted in Austria. These common investment ducats date back to 1915. It is a reprint. The ducats have a long history. All Austrian ducats are struck in gold with a fineness of 986/1000 (23.6 carats). The 4 ducat Austria has a weight of 13.9636 grams.
The origins of Austrian Ducats go way back in history. The original ducats were minted in 1140 by Roger II of Sicily, who ordered the coins to be minted as legal tender.
Austria began producing its own ducats in the 16th century and they remained the official currency of Austria until 1858. In 1858, the Austrian Ducat seemed to lose its status as legal tender but was saved just in time by the Emperor of Austria who issued a proclamation approving the Austrian Ducat for further production as a commercial currency in the year 1857.
On the reverse of the Austrian Ducat is an image of a two-headed imperial eagle of the Habsburg dynasty. The Habsburg emperors believed that they had inherited the Holy Roman Empire and therefore the world, so they designed the double-headed eagle that was able to look both east and west at the same time.
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