Czechoslovakia 1932 dukat Fr-11
This specimen was lot 30109 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Gold Medallic Ducat, 1932. Kremnica Mint. NGC MS-64. Obverse: Bust of Dr. Miroslav Tyrs left; Reverse: Eagle with outspread wings, legend above. Rather elusive and quite appealing, this lovely near-Gem offers a nice vibrancy to the surfaces along with only the lightest signs of handling. A slight soft strike is the only fault of note, and even this is rather minor. A sharp and always demanded medallic Ducat honoring the famed Czech sports organizer Miroslav Tyrs. 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: 1,742.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, designed by Jaroslav Bruha.
Catalog reference: Fr-11; KMX-12; Novotny-IV.A (R).
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- 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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