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1⁄24 Thaler - Frederick William II Death
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg (German States) |
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| Year | 1669 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing draped bust of Duke Frederick William II of Saxe-Altenburg, with long flowing hair falling to the shoulders and a wide lace collar, set within a beaded inner circle. The portrait is rendered in the baroque style typical of German memorial coinage of the mid-seventeenth century. The surrounding Latin legend reads +FRIDERIC9.WILHELM9.D:G.DUX.SAX.I.C.ET.M., identifying the duke by name and title, separated by stops and running along the full circumference of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | NATUS. VINAR.PR.ID. FEBR.M.DC.III. OBIIT.ALDENB.X. KAL.MAII.M.DC. LXIX.ÆTAT. LXVII.REGIM. XXXI. (Translation: Born at Weimar, February 12, 1603 Died at Oldenburg, April 22, 1669 Aged 67, having reigned 31 years) |
| Edge | Plain |
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