© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück und Lübke + Wiedemann KG, Leonberg (www.kuenker.de)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück und Lübke + Wiedemann KG, Leonberg (www.kuenker.de)
5 Ducats - Ernest Death
1650 year| Gold (.986) | 17.30 g |
| Issuer | Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German States) |
|---|---|
| Duke | Ernest I (Ernst I) (1640-1675) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1650 |
| Value | 5 Ducats (17.5) |
| Currency | Thaler (1680-1826) |
| Composition | Gold (.986) |
| Weight | 17.30 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#189891 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
12-line inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MEMOR • ILLV,, / STRIS • PR • DN . ELI,, / SABET • DVC • SAX • IVL . CL • / ET MONT . NAT . BRVNS . ET / LVN . VIDVÆ SOCRVS HONOR • / NATÆ GVELPHEABYT . XXIII / IVN . MDXCIII . CIRC . X . VES,, / PERT . MORT . ALTENB . / XXV . MART . MDCL . CVM / VIXIS . ANN . LVI . / MENS . IX . DIEM . I . / HOR . X .
Comment
Struck using the 1 Taler dies.Kernbach 56.3, Steguweit 11
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 5 Ducats - Ernest (Death) 1650 coin from the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg is that it features an image of Death personified as a skeleton, which was a common motif in medieval and Renaissance art. The coin's design was likely meant to serve as a memento mori, a reminder of the transience of life and the inevitability of death.
