Token - Reader's Digest 1 Ducat - Franz I; Gold color; Non-magnetic

Token - Reader's Digest (1 Ducat - Franz I; Gold color; Non-magnetic) - obverseToken - Reader's Digest (1 Ducat - Franz I; Gold color; Non-magnetic) - reverse

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Features

Location France
Issuing company Reader's Digest
Period Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type Souvenir medals › Replica
Years 1983-1984
Value 1 Ducat
Composition Zamak (Non-magnetic alloy)
Weight 2.39 g
Diameter 20.15 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
270839

Obverse

Portrait of Franz I.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FRANC·D·G·R·I·S· A·GER·IER·REX·

Unabridged legend: Franciscus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germanorum et Ieronimus Rex

Reverse

Coat of arms. Double-headed eagle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TU • DOMINE • SPES MEA 1752
C A

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Advertising token offered by Reader's Digest magazine, 1983-84.
Imitation of a gold ducat minted between 1745 and 1765 by the Austrian Empress Marie-Thérèse, in the name of François-Étienne de Lorraine, her husband.

Differences from the real coin:
- the 1 of 1752 is upside down (not easy to see)
- Between the E of DOMINE and the first S of SPES: trace of a metal casting jet or vent, also between TU and Domine (depends on the coin).
- The ducat is 3.45g, the token around 2.24g.
- The diameter is 20.15mm vs. 21mm for the original.
- On the character side, the bottom of the shoulder garment touches the edge on the copy, on the real one it is clearly separated from it.Automatically translated

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ND (1983-1984)  $ 0.53 $ 0.53 (fr) Doré; Non-magnétique

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