100 ducats from the year 1621 🤩 Close enough to touch but still so far away 😇 At ...

in #appics5 years ago

... 0,76802 lb the heaviest gold coin in the holdings of the Historic Green Vault Dresden was not minted for monetary transactions, but as an award or gift. King Sigismund III. who is depicted on it, issued it in memory of his victory over Sultan Osman II. at the Battle of Chocim in 1621.

100 Dukaten aus dem Jahr 1621 🤩
Zum greifen nah aber doch so fern 😇
Die mit 348,37 Gramm schwerste Goldmünze im Bestand des Münzkabinetts Dresden wurde nicht für den Geldverkehr, sondern als Auszeichnung oder Geschenk geprägt.
König Sigismund III. der darauf abgebildet ist gab sie in Erinnerung an seinen Sieg über Sultan Osman II. in der Schlacht bei Chocim 1621 aus.

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