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1⁄12 Thaler - Frederick August I
| Issuer | Saxon Mint (Dresden) |
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| Year | 1806-1818 |
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| Value | 1⁄12 Saxon thaler = 1⁄160 Cologne Mark |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CLX·EINE FEINE MARK 12 EINEN THALER 1810 |
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Frederick August I had been Elector of Saxony for decades when Napoleon elevated him to King in 1806 — a reward for Saxon loyalty at Jena. That political realignment shaped everything about early Saxon coinage of this period, including the fractional thalers issued under the new royal title. The series ran until 1818, spanning the collapse of the French alliance, the catastrophic Saxon losses at Leipzig in 1813, and the Congress of Vienna's decision to strip roughly half of Saxony's territory as punishment for backing Napoleon too long.