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1 Ducat - Frederick August II
| Issuer | Electorate of Saxony |
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| Year | 1740 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
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| Reverse description | Central double-headed imperial eagle displayed, each head crowned, bearing on its breast an ornate quartered shield with the Saxon electoral arms. Two crossed electoral swords appear below the shield. A royal crown surmounts the central composition. The date 1740 appears in the upper field flanking the crown. The surrounding Latin legend, reading along the beaded border, identifies Frederick August II as Vicar and Provisor of the Holy Roman Empire in the Saxon provinces: PROVISON. & VICARIVS 1740 IN PROVINCITS IVR. SAX. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1740 |
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