Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Groschen - John Ernest IV Death
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (German States) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1729 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field features a crowned ducal monogram flanked symmetrically by two upright palm branches, symbolizing honor and memory. A circular legend in Latin surrounds the composition, reading in part 'INTAMINATIS COELO REDUX FULGET HONORIBUS,' a classical phrase extolling the duke's unblemished glory in heaven. The Roman numeral date MDCCXXIX appears below the monogram. The overall design is executed in a Baroque style typical of early 18th-century German memorial coinage. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
John Ernest IV died in January 1729 after a reign of just four years, leaving the duchy under regency for his minor son Franz Josias. Memorial groschen of this type were a well-established Thuringian convention — grief monetized quickly, struck while the court was still in mourning and distributed partly as keepsakes rather than circulating currency. That origin explains why survivors often appear in higher states of preservation than their nominal face value would suggest.