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⅙ Reichsthaler - Ernest Frederick III Charles
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen (German States) |
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| Year | 1758 |
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| Value | 1⁄6 Thaler (⅙) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold, centrally arranged six-line denomination inscription reading VI / EINEN / REICHS / THALER / 1758 / L.M., all within a plain field. The numeral VI appears prominently at the top flanked by two small rosette or floral ornaments. The date 1758 is presented on the fifth line, and the mint-master's initials L.M. appear on the sixth line, separated by a horizontal rule and flanked by small decorative stops. The milled border surrounds the entire design. |
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Saxe-Hildburghausen was among the smallest and most financially strained of the Ernestine duchies, a territory so perpetually indebted that Ernest Frederick III Charles spent much of his reign negotiating with creditors and the Imperial courts. The Seven Years' War, already straining every German state's treasury by 1758, hit minor duchies like Hildburghausen especially hard — billon fractional issues of this period were practical responses to chronic silver shortages rather than deliberate monetary policy.
The duchy's coinage rights were frequently contested, and output from Hildburghausen across this period was modest by any measure.