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1 Groschen - Ernest II
| Issuer | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1865-1870 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Duke Ernst II facing left, rendered in fine relief with naturalistic detail to the hair and facial features. The portrait is positioned centrally within a beaded border that frames the entire design. The circular legend reads ERNST HERZOG V. SACHS. COB. U. GOTHA, running from lower left to lower right around the bust. The mint mark B, denoting the Hannover Mint, appears in the lower field beneath the portrait truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is displayed prominently in the central field, with the numeral 1 above the word GROSCHEN in bold capital letters, and the four-digit date below. The upper portion of the legend, arching along the beaded border, reads 30 EINEN THALER, while the lower legend reads SCHEIDE MÜNZE, indicating the coin's status as subsidiary coinage. The entire design is enclosed within a continuous beaded border, giving the reverse a clean, typographic character typical of German states Scheidemünze coinage of the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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