Austrian Four Ducat Gold Restrike
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Austria • 98.600% gold; balance alloy metal
Face date: 1915 (fixed restrike date)
Fine gold: 0.442600 troy oz
Austria • 1 Austrian ducat
Austrian One Ducat Gold Restrike
Austrian One Ducat Gold Restrike uses 0.1107 troy oz fine gold per coin from the matching reference. Its reported gross weight is 3.4909 g and fineness is 0.986. This guide covers the 1915-dated Franz Joseph restrike design. The dates field records the year shown on the coin, not its manufacturing year. The source display photographed in 2009 identifies the denomination.
Politikaner; CC BY-SA 3.0; resized WebP; paired photograph separated · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 — photograph license
Politikaner; CC BY-SA 3.0; resized WebP; paired photograph separated · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0 — photograph license
When a fresh spot bid is available, melt values use fine-metal content × spot bid. CashForCoins guide buying offers use the separately configured percentage for each metal. Selected rare/numismatic coins require an appraisal. Dollar amounts remain unavailable when a fresh quote or buying percentage is missing.
Verified coin specifications
- Country
- Austria
- Face denomination
- 1 Austrian ducat
- Composition
- 98.600% gold; balance alloy metal
- Gross weight (grams)
- 3.4909
- Fineness
- 0.986
- Fine-metal weight (troy oz)
- 0.1107
- Diameter (mm)
- 19.75
- Edge
- Inspect actual specimen
- Mint
- Austrian Mint, Vienna
- Mint mark
- No mint mark on reference type
- Restrikes
- 1915-dated restrike; actual strike year varies
- Face date
- 1915 (fixed restrike date)
This is the date on the restrike design. Actual manufacture can be later; the date alone does not establish the striking year.
- Source precision
- The reference’s named melt table controls this guide’s metal inputs. The issuer’s rounded gross/fine gram displays do not supply extra ounce precision. The 1915–1915 dates field identifies the fixed date shown; it is not a manufacturing interval.
Calculate this coin’s metal content
Formula: specified fine-metal troy ounces × quantity. Dollar melt value additionally requires an approved current metal price.
Obverse: identify the front
Franz Joseph’s laureate head faces right, with heavy side whiskers. The portrait is a head rather than the armored bust on the four-ducat design. Read the imperial legend and compare the complete face, keeping the one-ducat reference separate from a larger display coin.
Reverse: identify the back
The crowned double-headed imperial eagle carries the Austrian arms. The fixed date 1915 appears in the surrounding inscription. Both Austrian ducat sizes use related eagle imagery; the actual denomination and complete portrait must remain part of the identification.
History and purpose
The Austrian Mint describes these as modern restrikes of the historical Franz Joseph design. A retained old date is a design feature and does not make a recently struck coin an original wartime issue. The official issuer offers one- and four-ducat pieces; this guide keeps those sizes separate.
How to identify this variant
The issuer gives 19.75 mm nominal diameter for this size. Compare the actual denomination, portrait, fixed date and nominal mass together. Do not infer physical size from two photographs displayed at equal width: a website scales both images to fit its layout. Keep measurements separate from the reference calculator.
Understanding its metal content
The calculator follows the cited 0.1107 troy oz fine-gold amount; three correctly identified coins total 0.3321 troy oz. The separately reported nominal mass calculation is 3.4909 g × 0.986 = 3.4420274 g, or approximately 0.110664 troy oz. Published rounding can make these displays differ; the source precision note records the distinction. The calculator does not measure wear or determine an actual purchase offer.
Dates, varieties and composition changes
The date 1915 is retained on the modern restrike design. Older genuinely dated ducats, unusual proofs and privately made replicas require separate attribution; this entry does not absorb every Austrian coin called a ducat. Original packaging and provenance help document manufacture but cannot be reconstructed from the face date alone.
Melt value versus collector value
A modern restrike is a distinct issue category rather than a claim that a coin was produced in 1915. Preserve packaging, unusual surfaces and any specialist attribution. Do not assign a historical premium or grade from the display photograph; the nominal metal calculation is only one part of reviewing a lot.
Authenticity and condition
Read the denomination, both face designs, full date and mint details together before choosing a calculator entry. Keep photographs of the rim and any original holder with the record. Measure an intact coin using a suitable scale and caliper; do not clean, scratch or bend it to test the metal. Reference photographs illustrate a design and do not authenticate or grade another specimen. An unfamiliar date, mount or altered detail warrants individual examination.
Selling this coin
Keep this denomination separate from similar-looking smaller coins and from other alloys. Count only examples whose type has been identified; set uncertain pieces aside for appraisal. Record quantities, readable dates, mint details and both-side photographs using the existing quote form. The prefilled context helps identify the lot, while nominal metal content, collector assessment and any actual offer remain separate.
Sources and calculation methodology
The reference’s named melt table controls this guide’s metal inputs. The issuer’s rounded gross/fine gram displays do not supply extra ounce precision. The 1915–1915 dates field identifies the fixed date shown; it is not a manufacturing interval. The owner selected reference as the deciding reference when metal specifications disagree. Source photographs, their reuse rights and face assignments are reviewed separately. These are reference specifications, not a first-party assay or a current market quote. No approved live price feed is configured, so dollar melt values remain unavailable. Dates of review reflect actual editorial work.
Common questions
Does the 1915 date prove the coin was made in 1915?
No. This restrike design retains that year. Manufacturing date and original-versus-restrike attribution need evidence beyond the face date.
Are one- and four-ducat coins interchangeable?
No. They have different mass, diameter and portrait treatment. Select the actual denomination even when website photographs appear the same size.
Which fine-gold amount does the calculator use?
It follows the named reference world-gold melt reference’s 0.1107 troy oz per coin. Three coins total 0.3321 oz; rounded issuer gram displays are not substituted for that figure.
References
- NGC: owner-selected world gold melt specifications — identity Austria 1 ducat; weight 3.4909 g; fineness .986; AGW 0.1107 oz (checked 2026-10-10)
- NGC: exact 1915-dated restrike type — identity; dates fixed 1915 restrike; design Franz Joseph and double eagle; exact denomination (checked 2026-10-10)
- Austrian Mint: exact ducat issuer specification — identity; modern restrike design; dates year shown 1915; diameter 19.75 mm; issuer rounded gram displays; not photographer rights (checked 2026-10-10)
Issue-year references
- NGC: owner-selected world gold melt specifications
- NGC: exact 1915-dated restrike type
- Austrian Mint: exact ducat issuer specification
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