View source for Czechoslovakia (1929) 3 ducatu Fr-10a

[[Image:SB822-30054o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30054]]
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This specimen was lot 30054 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $11,400. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Czechoslovakia|CZECHOSLOVAKIA]]. Gold Medallic 3 Ducats, ND (1929). Kremnica Mint. NGC MS-66. Obverse: St. Wenceslas kneeling in supplication as his brother stands behind holding spear about to strike; Reverse: St. Wenceslas standing before army. Commemorating the millennium anniversary of the traditional date of Wenceslas' death, this impressive issue provides Gem preservation, with almost no evidence of handling or contact and a full soft luster. Intricately designed, this beautiful specimen pays tribute to the national icon of Czechoslovakia in an impressive and nearly impeccable fashion. 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:'' 750. 

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

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-10a; KMX-M10; Novotny-III.A (RR). 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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.

''Link to:''
* [[Czechoslovakia 1928 2 dukaty|1928 2 dukaty, 10th anniversary of independence]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 10 haleru|1929 10 haleru]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 5 korun|1929 5 korun]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 dukat|1929 dukat]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 dukat Fr-10|1929 ducat, 1000th anniversary of Christianity in Bohemia]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 2 dukaty|1929 2 dukaty]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 3 ducatu Fr-9|1929 3 dukatu, 1000th anniversary of Christianity in Bohemia]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 5 dukatu|1929 5 dukatu]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 5 ducatu Fr-8|1929 5 dukatu, 1000th anniversary of Christianity in Bohemia]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1929 10 dukatu|1929 10 dukatu]]
* [[Czechoslovakia 1930 dukat|1930 dukat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1929]]

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