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1⁄24 Thaler - Frederick III Death
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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| Year | 1772 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a fully inscribed commemorative text in eight lines across the field, without any central device or wreath, giving it the character of a memorial tablet. The Latin inscription records Frederick III's full ducal title, his birth date of 14 April 1699, and his death date of 10 March 1772, followed by four virtues for which he was celebrated: piety, justice, prudence, and munificence. The lettering is engraved in a crisp serif style consistent with mid-18th-century German minting practice. No border legend is present; the inscription fills the entire coin face within a plain rim. |
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Frederick III of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg died in March 1772 after a reign of nearly four decades, and the duchy passed to his son Ernest II. Death commemoratives of this type were a well-established convention among the smaller German states — less a gesture of mourning than a political one, affirming dynastic continuity at the moment of succession. The 1⁄24 Thaler denomination kept the piece accessible for wide distribution without the silver outlay of a full or half Thaler issue.
Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg itself would survive only until 1825, when the line died out with Ernest II and the territory was redistributed among neighboring Ernestine branches.