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3 Pfennige - Frederick III
| Issuer | Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1761 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse lettering | FRIEDERICH Crowned Arms HERZ·ZV·SACHS· |
| Reverse description | The denomination '3' appears prominently at the top of the central field in large numerals, followed by the inscription PFENNIGE arranged in two lines beneath. The abbreviation H·S·G·V·A· (Herzog zu Sachsen-Gotha und Altenburg) is inscribed below, with the mintmaster's initials L·M· and the date 1761 appearing in the lower portion of the field, all framed by simple decorative flourishes in the baroque style typical of small German states coinage of the period. |
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Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1761 was under considerable strain — the Seven Years' War was grinding through its final years, and Thuringian territories had suffered repeated requisitions, troop movements, and fiscal disruption since 1756. Small copper pfennig issues from this period often served as emergency liquidity when silver coinage was being hoarded or melted to meet military obligations.
Frederick III ruled Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg from 1732 until his death in 1772, making this a mid-reign issue with no particular succession pressure behind it.