German Coins Saxony Silver Thaler, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, 1821. |
German Coins Saxony Silver Thaler, 1821. |
Obverse: Uniformed bust of Frederick Augustus I (as King) left.
Legend: FRIEDR. AUGUST KOENIG V.SACHSEN
Reverse: Crowned oval arms of Saxony, flanked by sprays. Mint master´s initials (I.G.S.) and date (1821) below.
Legend: ZEHN EINE FEINE MARK
Mint Place: Dresden
Mint Master: Johann Gotthelf Studer (I.G.S.)
Reference: Davenport 857, AKS 22, KM-1077.
Weight: 27.65 gram of Silver
Diameter: 38 mm
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Saxon thaler
The Thaler was the currency of the Electorate and Kingdom of Saxony until 1857. Between 1754 and 1841, it was equal to three quarters of a Conventionsthaler and was subdivided into 24 Groschen, each of 12 Pfennig. In 1841, Saxony partially decimalized, dividing the Thaler (now equal to the Prussian Thaler) into 30 Neugroschen, each of 10 Pfennig. The Thaler was replaced by the Vereinsthaler at par.
The duchies of Saxe-Altenburg and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha also issued coinage according to the Saxon system, from 1841 and 1837, respectively.
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
Frederick Augustus I (full name: Frederick Augustus Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier) (German: Friedrich August I.; 23 December 1750 – 5 May 1827) was King of Saxony (1805–1827) from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III (Friedrich August III.) of Saxony (1763–1806) and Duke Frederick Augustus I (Polish: Fryderyk August I) of Warsaw (1807–1813). The Augustusplatz in Leipzig is named after him.