3 Pfennig - Francis Josias

Francis Josias ruled Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld from 1735 until his death in 1764, spending most of that reign as an Austrian field marshal — he commanded imperial forces at the Battle of Chotusitz in 1742 and led the crossing of the Rhine in 1743. He was, in practical terms, a soldier who happened to hold a duchy. Small billon issues like this one were struck to meet local circulation needs in a territory too minor to sustain a robust mint output, and the 1751–52 window likely reflects a specific shortage rather than routine annual production.