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1 Pfennig - Wilhelm - Interment of Duke Bernhard
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (German States) |
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| Year | 1655 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1572-1740) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This piece belongs to a small category of German memorial coinages struck to mark the death and burial of a ruling prince — in this case Duke Wilhelm of Saxe-Weimar, who died in 1662. The "Interment" designation in the title refers to the Beisetzungsmünze tradition, where coins were struck specifically for distribution at funeral ceremonies, making them commemorative by original intent rather than later classification. Surviving examples frequently show minimal wear for precisely this reason: many were pocketed as keepsakes rather than spent.