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1⁄24 Thaler - Frederick III
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German States) |
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| Year | 1762 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral fraction 1/24 is displayed prominently at the center within an elaborate baroque foliate cartouche, with the date 1762 split across the upper field on either side of the cartouche. Below the central device, the fineness inscription '400' appears above the legend 'EINE MARK FEIN', indicating the silver fineness standard of 400 Thaler to the mark of fine silver. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was among the smallest of the Ernestine duchies, yet 1762 placed it squarely in the financial wreckage of the Seven Years' War. Frederick III had maintained a precarious neutrality while neighboring territories were stripped bare by Prussian and Austrian requisitions. Billon coinage of this period across the German states was frequently debased well below nominal standards — the war had devastated silver supplies, and mints adapted accordingly.
Steguweit's catalog remains the authoritative reference for Gotha issues, and the Slg. Merse collection number suggests this piece has a documented pedigree through one of the more systematic regional holdings assembled in the twentieth century.