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GRAND DUCHY OF SAXE-WEIMAR-EISENACH.
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was one of the Saxon duchies (Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Saxe-Meiningen) held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty.

In the 15th century much of what is now Thuringia, including the area around Weimar, was in the hands of the Wettin dynasty, the Electors of Saxony. In 1485 the Wettin lands were divided, with the lands in Thuringia going to the Ernestine branch of the family. The Ernestines also retained the title of Elector. When John Frederick the Magnanimous was defeated and captured by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1547 and deprived of the electorate, he was allowed to retain the lands in Thuringia. In 1572 the Ernestine lands were divided by his sons into the duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Gotha.
In 1741 Duke Ernest Augustus I of Saxe-Weimar inherited the Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach. Ernest Augustus II, who succeeded in 1748, died in 1758, and his young widow, Anna Amalia, was appointed regent of the country and guardian of her infant son, Charles Augustus.
Charles Augustus joined Prussia in the War of the Third Coalition against France and after the loss to France in the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, he was forced to join the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806.
The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741, when the Saxe-Eisenach line had died out. Its capital was Weimar.
It became a Grand Duchy in 1815. In 1877, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony, but this name was rarely used. The Grand Duchy came to an end in 1918 with the other German monarchies.
The rulers, who struck coins (in Germany Empire):
• Reign: 08.07.1853 – 05.01.1901 – Carl Alexander (born: 24.06.1818 – died: 05.01.1901),
• Reign: 05.01.1901 – 09.11.1918 – Wilhelm Ernst (born: 10.06.1876 – died: 24.04.1923. 30.04.1903 Wilhelm Ernst married firstly with Karoline Reuss of Greiz.
21.01.1910 Wilhelm Ernst married secondly with Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, daughter of Prince Friedrich Johann of Saxe-Meinigen.

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	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: – Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of the Grand Duke Carl Alexander (1853 – 1901) left. Semicircular inscription: CARL ALEXANDER GROSSHERZOG V. SACHSEN. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH ∙ ZWEI MARK, year of issue. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. This type of coin has been struck in 1892, 1898, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1901 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of the Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst (1901 – 1918) left. Semicircular inscription: WILHELM ERNST GROSSHERZOG V. SACHSEN. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1901 ∙ ZWEI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. Mintage: 100 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1903 Material: Silver Description: Commemorative coin, dedicated to Grand Duke’s First Marriage – Caroline. Obverse: Portraits of Wilhelm Ernst and Caroline left. Semicircular inscription: WILHELM ERNST – CAROLINE GROSZHERZOG U. GROSZHERZOGIN V. SACHSEN ∙ 30.IV. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1903 ∙ ZWEI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. Mintage: 40 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 5 Mark Year: 1903 Material: Silver Description: Commemorative coin, dedicated to Grand Duke’s First Marriage – Caroline. Obverse: Portraits of Wilhelm Ernst and Caroline left. Semicircular inscription: WILHELM ERNST – CAROLINE GROSZHERZOG U. GROSZHERZOGIN V. SACHSEN ∙ 30.IV. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1903 ∙ FÜNF MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Mintage: 24 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1908 Material: Silver Description: Jubilee coin, dedicated to Jena University 350th Anniversary. Obverse: Portrait of Johan Friedrich I the Magnanimous (1503 – 1554) ¾ right. Semicircular inscription: STIFTER ∙ D ∙ UNIV ∙ JENA – JOH – FRIED ∙ D ∙ GROSZMUT ∙ KURF ∙ V ∙ SACHSEN. To the right – date: 1558 – 1908. On the both sides of portrait – Latin inscription: SPES MEA – IN DEO/ Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1908 ∙ ZWEI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. Mintage: 50 000 (Berlin Mint). This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany

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