10 ducats

Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg (1568–1634) was rewarded by Emperor Ferdinand II for his loyal service with a wealth of offices and honours. Among other things, he received the dominion of Krumlov in Bohemia in 1622 and was elevated to the rank of prince in 1623. In a palatine charter dated 24 February 1625, the emperor granted him and his descendants the right to “mint and strike all kinds of gold and silver coins, large and small, with inscriptions, images, coats of arms and embossing on both sides, in accordance with the imperial coinage regulations”. A tenfold ducat of Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg from 1629 is one of the rarities in the Coin Cabinet of the Universalmuseum Joanneum.

Hans Ulrich's portrait on the obverse of the coin is superbly executed. The reverse of the precious coin shows a four-field heraldic shield with the Eggenberg family coat of arms as a heart shield: three ravens holding a crown in their beaks.