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1/4 Thaler - Frederick August I Huldigung
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1694 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
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| Obverse description | Four crowned double-F royal cyphers arranged in cruciform formation, each separated by the letter A in the angles, with the Electoral Saxon crossed-swords arms displayed at the center. The design is symmetrical and heraldic in character, with the crowned monograms forming the principal decorative motif of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Frederick August I extracted the Saxon electoral throne in 1694 following the death of his brother Johann Georg IV, who left no legitimate heir. The Huldigung coinage — struck to mark the formal oath of homage rendered by Saxon estates to a new ruler — was a well-established ceremonial tradition in the electorate, and this quarter thaler belongs to that series. Within four years of this issue, Frederick August had converted to Catholicism to secure the Polish crown, a decision that permanently altered the religious politics of the electorate.