1 Thaler - Frederick III

Issuer Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Duchy of
Year 1764
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 4⁄3 Saxon thaler = 1 Conventionsthaler = 1/10 Cologne Mark
Currency Thaler (1680-1826)
Composition Silver
Weight
Diameter 42 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#317, Dav GT II#2722
Obverse description Bust facing right surrounded by name and name of the Duchy.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering FRIDER.III.D.G.GOTHAN.SAXONVM.DVX
Reverse description Arms of the Duchy encircled by the Garter with its motto, with lion supporters and crown above, date below, value around left and right. Frederick III, brother of the Princess of Wales Augusta, was made Foreign Knight of the Garter by Georg II in 1741, hence the Garter in his coat of arms.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering X.EINE FEINE MARK HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y. PENSE. 1764.
Edge
Mint
Mintage 1764 - -
Numisquare ID 7961813120
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