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1 Ducat - William Ernest Duke William Ernest's Birthday and his Pious Foundations
| Issuer | Saxe-Weimar, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1717 |
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| Weight | 3.5 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | WILH: ERNEST: PRIM: D: G: DUX SAX. I. C. M. A & W. |
| Reverse description | A detailed view of the Weimar castle complex depicted in bird's-eye perspective, with multiple towers, steepled rooftops, and surrounding buildings rendered in fine engraved relief. A radiant sunburst appears to the upper right of the castle. A four-line Latin commemorative inscription in the lower field records the occasion of the prince's birthday and his new pious foundations on 30 October 1717. A continuous German and Latin legend encircles the entire design within the milled border, referencing the immortality of the duke's charitable works. |
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