Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1⁄24 Thaler - Francis Josias
| Issuer | Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchy of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1746-1750 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1⁄24 Thaler = 1 Groschen |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The central field contains a five-line inscription denoting the denomination and standard, reading '24 / EINEN / REICHS / THALER' with the mint year below, all enclosed within a raised inner circle. The mintmaster's initials 'G.H.E.' appear beneath the date in the lower portion of the inner circle. The circumferential legend around the border references the Leipzig monetary standard. The design is entirely typographic, with no pictorial elements, consistent with the utilitarian reverse treatment of contemporary German 1⁄24 Thaler coinage. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Francis Josias ruled Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld from 1699 until his death in 1764, spending much of his reign in imperial military service — he commanded Austrian forces during the War of Austrian Succession and was appointed commander-in-chief of the Holy Roman Empire's armies. The small fractional thalers issued under his name were largely a domestic fiscal necessity, the duchy's revenues perpetually strained by the costs of maintaining a court while its duke was abroad on campaign.
The 1746 start date for this type coincides closely with the conclusion of the War of Austrian Succession at Aix-la-Chapelle.