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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 | 1593-1599 |
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| Reference(s) | MB#319, Keil/Kahnt#198 |
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| Reverse description | A heart-shaped escutcheon bearing the two-fold arms of Electoral and Ducal Saxony — the rondel-strewn field of the Electorate quartered with the barry with a crancelin of the Duchy — set within an ornate decorative cartouche frame characteristic of late-16th-century German Renaissance engraving. The Latin titular legend of the three co-ruling princes continues from the obverse, encircling the heraldic composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1593 HB - - 1594 HB - - 1595 HB - - 1596 HB - - 1597 HB - - 1598 HB - - 1599 HB - - |
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