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A ducat from 1582

A ducat was a special gold coin. People used ducats for buying and selling things across Europe for many centuries. They were used until around the time of World War I.

The very first ducat was made in Sicily in 1140. It was a silver coin created by a ruler named Roger II. Later, in 1284, the city of Venice in Italy started making gold ducats. These gold coins became very popular and were used widely for trade.

At the start of the 1900s, one ducat was worth about nine shillings and fourpence in British money. This was a bit more than four United States dollars at that time.

Images for kids

  • Gold-Dukaten-KFJ

    Austrian gold ducat depicting Kaiser Franz-Josef, c. 1910

  • Hungary 1629 100 Ducats

    Ferdinand III depicted on a 100 Hungarian Ducat (1629)

  • Österreich - Dukat (vierfach), 1915 (Nachprägung)

    Austrian four ducats, c. 1915 (official restrike)

  • Nederland gouden dukaat 1724 VOC scheepswrak Akerendam

    Netherlands, 1724 Gold ducat, Utrecht

  • Czechoslovakia 1934 10 Ducats

    The 1934 Czechoslovakia 10 Ducat gold coin (on average) contains 34.9000 grams of gold (0.9860 fine) and weighs 1.1063 ounces. This issue is extremely rare as only 68 coins were struck.

  • Erfurt (German States) 1645 10 Ducat (Portugaloser)

    Christina, Queen of Sweden, depicted on a 1645 Erfurt 10 ducat coin.

  • Poland-Danzig 1614 10 Ducats

    Sigismund III depicted as King of Poland on a 10 Ducat gold coin (1614).

  • Lithuania 1616 10 Ducats

    Sigismund III depicted as Grand Duke of Lithuania on a 10 Ducat gold coin (1616).

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ducado (moneda) para niños

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