1½ Pfennig - Ernest Frederick 1799 front 1½ Pfennig - Ernest Frederick 1799 back
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1½ Pfennig - Ernest Frederick

1799 year
Copper - 21 mm
Description
Issuer
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (German States)
Duke
Ernest Frederick (Ernst Friedrich) (1764-1800)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1799
Value
1½ Pfennig (1⁄256)
Currency
Conventionsthaler (1763-1826)
Composition
Copper
Diameter
21 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#16563
Rarity index
85%

Reverse

Name and date.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
*1 1/2*
PFENNIG
1799

Interesting fact

The 1½ Pfennig coin from the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, made of copper, features an interesting design element - a stylized depiction of a lion on the obverse side, which was a symbol of the duchy's ruling house, the House of Wettin.