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1 Pfennig - Frederick I
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German States) |
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| Year | 1680 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 16 80 GF S |
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Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was itself only created in 1672, following the division of Saxe-Gotha among the seven sons of Ernest the Pious. Frederick I received Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg as his portion, and this pfennig dates from relatively early in his independent rule. At 0.28 g, the silver content is negligible — these tiny coins occupied the absolute base of a fractured Saxon monetary system in which dozens of petty duchies struck their own pfennigs to near-identical specifications, creating chronic small-change confusion across Thuringia.