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DenominationThaler
Country / EmpireSachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (German State)
Obverse DesignBust of Frederick III, Duke of Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, facing right, wearing a wig and armor. Legend: 'FRIDERICUS III D.G. DUX SAX. I. C. & M. A. & W.' (Frederick III, by the Grace of God, Duke of Saxony, Jülich, Cleves & Berg, Angria & Westphalia).
Reverse DesignCrowned multi-quartered coat of arms of Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg. Legend: 'SAC. ROM. IMP. ARCHIM. ET ELECT. LANDG. THUR. MARCH. MISN. COM. HENN. DOM. IN RAVENST. ET T. C. 1764' (Of the Holy Roman Empire, Arch-Marshal and Elector, Landgrave of Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Count of Henneberg, Lord in Ravenstein and Torgau, etc.). The date '1764' is split on either side of the crown or below the shield.

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