1⁄12 Talara - Fryderyk Christian as Polish Prince Lipsk mint

Fryderyk Christian was elected Prince of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in October 1763 but died just six weeks later, on 17 December 1763, making his reign among the shortest in Polish history. Coinage struck in his name is consequently rare by circumstance rather than by low official mintage — production simply stopped when he died. The Leipzig mint, operating under Saxon authority, struck these pieces reflecting the personal union between Saxony and Poland that had persisted under the Wettin dynasty since Augustus II in 1697.