3 Pfennige - Frederick III
Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Duke |
Frederick III (Friedrich III) (1732-1772)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1761 |
| Value | 3 Pfennigs (1⁄96) |
| Currency | Thaler (1680-1826) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 4.64 g |
| Diameter | 25.00 mm |
| Thickness | 1.23 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 39509 |
| References | Steguweit Gotha# 251 Wolfgang Steguweit; 1987. Geschichte der Münzstätte Gotha: vom 12. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert = History of the Gotha Mint. Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Gerhard Schön. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). William D. Craig. Coins of the World. Racine, Wisconsin, United States (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned shield with horizontal bars from the arms of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
Ducal crown detailed above.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FRIEDERICH HERZ·ZVSACHS
Unabridged legend: Friedrich Herzog zu Sachsen-Altenburg
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
3
PFENNIGE
H·S·G·V·A·
L·M·
1761
Unabridged legend: Herzogtum Sachsen Gotha und Altenburg
Edge
Plain
Mint
Gotha, GermanyMark
| LCK | Ludwig Christian Koch, Cutter, Gotha (1750-1766) |
Comments
Frederick III (1699 - 1772) was Duke of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg from 1732.
During his reign, the duchy issued numerous small copper coins for local circulation in present-day Thuringia.
These 3 Pfennige were intended for everyday use as part of the Thaler monetary system.
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| 1761 | LCK | 
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