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⅙ Thaler - John William
| Issuer | Sayn-Altenkirchen, County of |
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| Year | 1692 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a large bold fraction '1/6' denoting the denomination, divided by a horizontal line with '1' above and '6' below; the date 1692 is split across the dividing line, with '16' appearing above and '92' below, flanking the numeral. The central device is encircled by a rope or wreath border. The surrounding Latin motto legend CONSTANTER ET VIGILANTER ('Steadfastly and Vigilantly') runs along the outer periphery within a beaded border, with a small rosette ornament serving as a stop. |
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Sayn-Altenkirchen was a tiny Rhenish county that came under the rule of John William of Saxe-Eisenach in 1684 through inheritance from the Sayn-Wittgenstein line. The county's coinage output was extremely limited — KM lists only a handful of types for the entire jurisdiction — making any surviving piece from this issuer genuinely scarce simply by virtue of the territory's minor status and brief autonomous minting activity.