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2 Ducats - Christian Ernest and Francis Josias Death of Christine Friederike
| Issuer | Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1743 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a crowned baroque funerary monument or tomb depicted in high relief, flanked at the base by two decorative shield cartouches. A two-line commemorative legend is inscribed across the body of the tomb reading SIERUHET VON IHRER ARBEIT APOC: 14.13. A circular outer legend surrounds the entire design field, referencing Christine Friederike and the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely devoted to commemorative text arranged in horizontal lines within the central field, recording the key biographical dates of the deceased: birth (GEB: 1686. 24. AUG.), marriage (VERM: 1724. 18. AUG.), death (GEST: 1743. 15. MAY.), and age (ALT: 56. JAHR. 8M. 21.T.). A circular outer legend surrounds the field, exhorting the viewer to find comfort in scripture. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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