SINCONA Auction 25  -  14.10.2015 14:00
Numismatic Rarities

The reverse shows a ship before Fort Christiansborg in the present day city of Accra, capital of Ghana. The fort had a history of diverse owners. It changed hands from Portuguese to Swedish to native to Danish and to British ownership. Finally it became part of independent Ghana's capital - Accra.
Even though these ship ducats were often made of gold mined or bought in Guinea, it is not possible to ascertain whether this issue was struck from African gold or from gold held in the Copenhagen mint.