Well it's certainly been a long time since I purchased a coin. To that end its amazing as too what kind of material one can assemble in choosing quality over quantity. In any case I'd like to show off my new acquisitions. Please feel free to post your ducats as well. For an excellent article that explains this threads title feel free to read this article published by Cointalk's own; GDJMSP http://www.winsociety.org/newsletter/ducats/ducats.html
This similarity of the reverse of 1797 Russian Rouble is remarkable. http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Russia_1797-CM_FT_ruble_Dav-1688
Its no surprise that the Pavel ruble is heavily inspired by the Ducat. At one stage, St. Petersburg was known to strike counterfeit Dutch ducat.