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1/4 Thaler - John George I Death
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1656 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Elector John George I of Saxony facing three-quarters right, wearing scale armor and a ruff collar, with a sword held upright over his right shoulder. The effigy is set within a beaded inner circle. A Latin legend surrounds the portrait along the outer border, identifying the ruler with his titles. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOR·G·I·D·G·ARCH·IMP·ELS·NUM·EX·TO· |
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John George I died in October 1656 after a reign of nearly four decades, during which Saxony navigated the catastrophic Thirty Years' War with considerable political damage to its long-term influence. This posthumous memorial issue was a standard electoral practice — death thalers and their fractions were struck specifically for distribution at funeral ceremonies and to court officials, functioning as mourning gifts rather than circulating money. Most survived in above-average condition precisely because recipients kept them.
The Cl/Kahnt reference places this firmly within the Dresden mint's output for the funeral observances.