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1 Conventionsthaler - Frederick August III
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1769-1790 |
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| Composition | Silver (.833) |
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| Obverse lettering | FRID.AUGUST:D:G:DUX SAX:ELECTOR |
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| Reverse lettering | X. EINE MARCK F: E.D.C. 1773 |
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Frederick Augustus III ruled Saxony from 1763 until 1806, inheriting a state financially gutted by the Seven Years' War. The Electoratehad been a battleground and an occupied territory, and Saxon coinage in the decades following reflected a deliberate effort to restore monetary credibility through adherence to the Conventionsthaler standard established by the 1753 Munich Convention between Austria and Bavaria — a standard Saxony adopted to facilitate trade across fragmented German territories.
The long date range of this type, spanning over two decades, points to steady demand rather than a single commemorative impulse. Schnee 1086 is among the more frequently encountered varieties of the reign.