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1/2 Thaler - Christian II, John George I and August
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1592 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | FRATRES ET DVCES SAXONIAE |
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Christian II was an infant when this coin was struck — born in 1583, he was nine years old in 1592, nominally co-ruler alongside his father's brother John George I and his great-uncle August. The arrangement was a regency in practice, though Saxon protocol demanded all three names appear on the coinage. August died in February 1586, meaning his inclusion here likely reflects a continuation die or a deliberate dynastic statement rather than his living authority.
The three-ruler format on Saxon Albertine coinage of this decade is a well-documented cataloguing headache, with Clauss/Kahnt cross-references frequently diverging from Merseburg collection numbering on die marriage specifics.