Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

State of the Holy Roman Empire (1735-1806), State of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813), Independent State (1813-1826)

Location: Thuringia

Capital City: Saalfeld (1735-1764), Coburg (1764-1826)

Government type: Monarchy

Main languages: German

Main religions: Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1735: Duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Saalfeld merged

1806-1807: Occupied by France

1806-1813: Part of the Confederation of the Rhine

1826: Gains Gotha with the extinction of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, becoming Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, with the Saalfeld portion being passed to Saxe-Meiningen

Currency

Thaler (1735-1763)

1 Thaler = 24 Groschen = 288 Pfennig = 576 Heller • 1 Ducat = 2 Thaler

Conventionsthaler (1763-1826)

1 Conventionsthaler = 1.3 Reichsthaler = 16 Groschen = 120 Kreuzer = 144 Kreuzer Land Münze = 192 Pfennig = 384 Heller

Coins from Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in the collection

•1 Pfennig, 1772 (Duke Ernst Friedrich (1764-1800), copper, Saalfeld mint, KM#93)