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1/2 Thaler - Christian I Death
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1591 |
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| Value | 1/2 Thaler |
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| Reverse description | Eight lines of Latin funerary inscription filling the field, recording the date of Christian I's death in Roman numerals (MDXCI) alongside the day and month in abbreviated Latin, reading SINCE / RAE INDI VM / ET PAT FIDEI / EXEMLO STERIS / RELICTO. OBIIT / XXV SEPTEM / BRIS ANNO / MD · XCI, with the mintmaster's initials HB in the lower exergue. The inscription commemorates the Elector's death on 25 September 1591 and extols his exemplary piety and faithfulness. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | HB Dresden, Germany |
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