Heritage Auctions

1 Ducat – Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg

Context

Years: 1854–1867

Country: Germany

Issuer: Free Hanseatic city of Hamburg

Period:

(1324—1922)

Currency:

(1675—1872)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 228,000

Material

Diameter: 22 mm

Weight: 3.49 g

Gold weight: 3.42 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 97.9% Gold

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

References

KM: #579

Numista: #31149

Value

Bullion value: $537.32

Obverse

Inscription:

NVMVS AVREVS HAMBVRGENSIS.

1861.

Translation:

Golden Coin of Hamburg.

1861.

Script: Latin

Language: Latin

Inscription:

* 67 *

ÆQV.POND.

MARC.COL.

PRETII

979 MILLEs

Translation:

Equal weight.

Marcus's colony.

Of the price.

979 thousand.

Script: Latin

Language: Latin

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage
1854	—	12,000
1855	—	11,000
1856	—	11,000
1857	—	12,000
1858	—	10,000
1859	—	14,000
1860	—	15,000
1861	—	15,000
1862	—	17,000
1863	—	20,000
1864	—	24,000
1865	—	17,000
1866	—	24,000
1867	—	26,000

💎 Extremely Rare