Aureus Magnus medal From 1957 Maria Theresa In simple 18 kt / 750 setting with long necklace Approx. 65 cm also made of 18 kt / 750 yellow gold Total weight approx. 23.0 g Medalist Werner Graul designed and marketed a gold medal series in 1955 in the traditional ducat weight. He called the coins Aureus Magnus (Latin for the Great Golden) and they were intended to preserve their monetary value in the form of gold inflation-proof and to create a gold-based world currency. As Werner Graul had to endure several monetary devaluations / monetary unions in his life and thus was always cheated out of his savings, he came up with the idea and motivation to create a "currency-independent, uniform gold piece that can fulfil the task of being a world-wide gold standard". He founded the Institute for International Gold Currency and summarised his aspirations and visions in the "10 Zurich Theses". In Autumn of 1957, he sent these to the finance ministers of all states in order to convince them of his idea of ​​a gold-based world currency. Unfortunately, his idea did not prevail, even though the Aureus Magnus was even sometimes issued by banks and savings banks. What is left is a beautiful series of gold medals, which are interesting in terms of cultural history and contemporary history and still current today. 3. Emission – Aureus Magnus (1958-1964) IIS Ducat = 2.5 ducats Size: 26 mm Weight: 8.8 g Ducats gold 980/1000 Catalogue: Lübeck – Medaillen, Marken, Zeichen von Heinz Röhl (Lückeck - medals, stamps, signs of Heinz Röhl) Published: Schmidt-Römhild (1987) Insured shipping via UPS