Hungary 1 Ducat - Charles III, 1736 – 1740

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Ducat
Year 1736 – 1740
Ruler Charles VI (Karl VI) (1711–1740)
Composition Gold (.986)
Shape Round (irregular)
Weight (g) 3.5
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Ducat from Hungary. Issued from 1736 to 1740. Struck in Gold (.986). Measures 0 mm and weighs 3.5 g.

Obverse
Laureate bust facing right breaks inscription above. Mintmark on the reverse. There is no pearl circle. Inscription starts on the bottom. (Carolus VI Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Hispaniarum, Hungariae, Bohemiae Rex -
Charles VI by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hispania, Hungary and Bohemia.)
Reverse
Radiant - without mandorla - crowned and glorified Madonna with scepter in the right hand, child on the left arm seated on crescent. Crowned twofold Hungarian shield below: divides N B mintmark in frame Date at the end of the inscription. (Saint Maria, Protector of Hungary)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1740 N-B
1739 N-B
1738 N-B
1737 N-B
1736 N-B

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