Raven ducat

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The raven ducat is a Hungarian coin that was issued from around 1457 to 1485 and was in circulation. King Mattias Hunyadi is named as the publisher of this gold coin .

In Avers is holy Ladislaus with an ax in his right hand and the orb zushen in his left hand. There are also editions with a round shield instead of the orb. The inscription on the obverse reads: S. Ladislaus Rex .

In the reverse is the inscription: Matthias DG Rex Hungariae . A four-field coat of arms is shown . In field 4 a raven with a ring in its beak is stamped, which gave the ducat its name. There are also deviations here: instead of the coat of arms, the Mother of God and below her the raven with a ring.

The reason for the coin issue is said to have been a legend. Accordingly, the king is said to have been induced to mint the ducat to commemorate the theft of a ring by a raven. The raven is the heraldic animal of the Corvinian family .

literature

  • Karl Christoph Schmieder: Concise dictionary of all coin studies: for coin lovers and business people. Bookstores of the Halle Orphanage, Halle / Berlin 1811, p. 368. [1]
  • Jurende's Patriotic Pilgrim: Business and Entertainment Book. Volume 21, Winiker, Brünn 1834, p. 293.