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1 Groschen - Christian Ernest and Francis Josias
| Issuer | Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1737 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Elaborately interlaced script monograms of co-rulers Christian Ernest (CE) and Francis Josias (FJ), rendered in ornate Baroque calligraphic style and surmounted by a princely crown. The conjoined cyphers occupy the central field, with the four-digit date 1737 displayed in the lower exergue. The coin's milled border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned oval heraldic shield bearing the four-fold quartered arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, flanked symmetrically on either side by a palm branch. The shield is surmounted by a ducal crown with cross finial. The circular legend reads FVRST. SACHS. SAALFELD. LAND. MVNZ., with the denomination 1 gl and the mintmaster's initials GHE appearing below the shield in the lower field. |
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| Mintage | 1737 GHE |
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