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1 Thaler 'Katechismustaler' - Ernest The Catechism
| Issuer | Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1668-1671 |
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| Weight | 28.4 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ✿ I. EWIG OHN ANFANG VND ENDE DER VATER DAS WORT UND DER H. GEIST DIESSE DREY SIND EINS EIN 2: EINIGER GOTT 3 Allmächtig 4 Allwiſsend 5 Allgegenwertig 6 Allweiſse 7 Wahrhaftig 8 Gerecht 9 Gütig 10 Barmherzig 11 Gnädig MEINE AVGEN SEHEN STEHTS ZVM HERRN ICF (Translation: I. Eternal without beginning and end The Father the Word and the Holy Spirit These three are one 2: One God 3 Almighty 4 All-knowing 5 Omnipresent 6 All Wise 7 True 8 Righteous 9 Kind 10 Merciful 11 Gracious My eyes always look to the Lord ICF) |
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| Mintage | 1668 ICF - - 1671 ABK - - |
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Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg — known to contemporaries as "Ernst der Fromme," the Pious — was among the most earnest Lutheran reformers among the German princes of the seventeenth century. He mandated catechism instruction throughout his duchy and issued this thaler specifically to reinforce that program, distributing examples as prizes to children who demonstrated mastery of Lutheran doctrine. The coin was a pedagogical tool before it was a currency.
The four-year emission window reflects sustained production across multiple dies, and Steguweit's corpus documents at least several distinct die combinations within the type.