Czechoslovakia 1929 3 ducatu Fr-9

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30053

This specimen was lot 30053 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $5,160. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Gold Medallic 3 Ducats, 1929. Kremnica Mint. NGC MS-65. Obverse: St. Wenceslas standing, head left, holding banner; Reverse: St. Wenceslas on horseback left, holding banner, accompanied by two angels. Struck to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Christianity in Bohemia, this enticing medallic piece offers a full accompaniment of beautiful luster and a precise strike quality. The intricately engraved design of Spaniel is well executed on the flan, with a precision that was standard from Kremnica Mint products. A lovely and quite uncommon type, and our first offering of this example. Certain to be highly coveted on account of its beauty and RARITY. From the Augustana Collection." During the brief existence of the first republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-39), the Kremnica mint managed to produce gold one dukat, two dukaty and five and ten dukatu issues featuring king Wenceslas. This commemorative is considered a non-circulating medal, altho the regular Wenceslas ducats didn't circulate either.

Recorded mintage: 1,058.

Specification: 10.47 g, 0.986 fine gold, designed by Otakar Spaniel.

Catalog reference: Fr-9; KMX-8; Novotny-II.B (RR).

Source:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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