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Dukat Powstańczy Z Kropką (1831) - Awers
Dukat may refer to: *Dukat (currency), or ducat, a gold coin produced in Europe over many centuries * Dukat (''Star Trek''), a character from ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' *Sandy Dukat (born 1972), American Paralympic athlete * Dukat (company), a Croatian food and dairy processing company Places *Dukat, Albania, a village *Dukat, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Omsukchansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia * Dukat (Bosilegrad), a village in Serbia *Dukat (Gadžin Han), a village in Serbia * Dukat (mountain), a mountain in Serbia that is the source of the Pčinja River See also *Dukhat The list of ''Babylon 5'' characters contains characters from the entire ''Babylon 5'' universe. The Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place. As such, one of the show's many themes is the cultural and social intera ..., a character from ''Babylon 5'' * Ducat (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukat (currency)
The ducat () coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages from the 13th to 19th centuries. Its most familiar version, the gold ducat or sequin containing around of 98.6% fine gold, originated in Venice in 1284 and gained wide international acceptance over the centuries. Similarly named silver ducatons also existed. The gold ducat circulated along with the Florentine florin and preceded the modern British pound sterling and the United States dollar. Predecessors The word ''ducat'' is from Medieval Latin ''ducalis'' = "relating to a duke (or dukedom)", and initially meant "duke's coin" or a "duchy's coin". The first issue of scyphate billon coins modelled on Byzantine ''trachea'' was made by King Roger II of Sicily as part of the Assizes of Ariano (1140). It was to be a valid issue for the whole kingdom. The first issue bears the figure of Christ and the Latin inscription ''Sit tibi, Christe, datus, quem tu regis iste ducatus'' (meaning "O Christ, let thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
