Hamburg 1 Ducat 1835 AU+ (scratches & digs!)

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1855, Hamburg (Free Hanseatic City). Gold "Knight" Ducat Coin.

Mint Year: 1872
Denomination: Ducat
Mintage: 10,000 pcs.
Reference: Friedberg 1141, KM-552.
Condition: Minor digs and a few scratches in fields, otherwise a nice AU+
Material: Gold (.986)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 3.49gm 


Obverse: Knight standing left, holding longsword with right hand in front of his legs and shield with arms of Hamburg beneath him. Date (18-35.) split in fields.
Legend: NVMVS . AVREVS - HAMBVRGENSIS

Reverse: Inscription in five lines within ornate baroque frame.
Legend: . 67 . AEQV : POND : MARC : COL : PRETII 23½ KARAT.
Legend (expanded): 67 AEQUALIS PONDERIS MARCAS COLONIENSIS PRETII 23-1/2 KARAT
Translated: "67 pieces to the cologne mark at the fineness of 23½ karats."




The ducat coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages to the 19th century. Its most familiar version, the gold ducat or sequin containing around 3.5 grams (0.11 troy ounces) of 98.6% fine gold, originated in Venice in 1284 and gained wide international acceptance over the centuries. Similarly named silver ducatons also existed. The gold ducat circulated along with the Florentine florin and preceded both the modern British pound sterling and the United States dollar.



Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; is the second-largest city in Germany. The official name reflects Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League and a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. Before the 1871 Unification of Germany, it was a fully sovereign city state, and before 1919 formed a civic republic headed constitutionally by a class of hereditary grand burghers or Hanseaten. Beset by disasters such as the Great Fire of Hamburg, north Sea flood of 1962 and military conflicts including World War II bombing raids, the city has managed to recover and emerge wealthier after each catastrophe.

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