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1 Ducat - John George I Birth
| Uitgever | Electorate of Saxony |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1654 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Central device depicts a naturalistic rose plant with three fully bloomed roses on branching stems, rising from a mounded grassy base, all rendered in fine detail characteristic of Dresden Mint engraving. The plant's leaves are prominently displayed around the central stem. A beaded inner border separates the central device from the circumferential legend. The outer legend reads ALLES MIT GOTT UND DER ZEIT 1654, translating as 'All with God and in His time', a personal motto associated with the Saxon ducal family, with the date 1654 integrated into the legend. The reverse composition reflects the refined baroque artistic style prevalent in mid-seventeenth-century Saxon commemorative coinage. |
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| Oplage | 1654 |
| Aanvullende informatie |
John George I had already reigned for over four decades by 1654, having navigated Saxony through the catastrophic Thirty Years' War — a conflict in which his political vacillation, including the infamous 1635 Peace of Prague that effectively broke the Protestant alliance, left his reputation permanently contested. A birth ducat of this type would commemorate a grandchild or great-grandchild rather than the elector's own children, most of whom were long grown. The specific birth being marked here was almost certainly within the extended Wettin line during the final year of his reign; John George I died in October 1656.