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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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| Reference(s) | MB#312, Keil/Kahnt#196, Kohl#92 |
| Obverse description | Half-length facing effigies of the three ruling brothers — Christian II, John George I, and August — depicted side by side within a beaded or decorative inner circle. The head of the central figure bisects the date, with a small imperial orb positioned above. The surrounding legend bears the electoral titles of the three co-rulers in Latin. The portraiture reflects the late Renaissance engraving style typical of Dresden mint issues of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A heart-shaped, two-fold coat of arms combining the arms of Electoral Saxony (barry of ten, or and sable, a crancelin in bend vert) and Ducal Saxony, set within an ornate Renaissance frame or cartouche. The continuation of the co-rulers' titles in Latin fills the surrounding legend, completing the inscription begun on the obverse. The heraldic composition is finely engraved in the elaborate mannerist style characteristic of late sixteenth-century Saxon coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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