Counterfeit Detection: Austria 1915 Ducat - Restrike
March 17, 2026
Over the past century, Austria has minted a coin frozen in time: the 1915 Ducat. The obverse shows Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, who died in 1916 amid World War I. Production was interrupted for World War II, but resumed in the 1950s; restrikes are available even today through the Austrian Mint.
From NGC