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1 Ducat - John George II Vicariat
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1657 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Twelve lines of Latin text filling the entire reverse field, recording the titles and Vicariate authority of Johann Georg II as Elector of Saxony following the death of Emperor Ferdinand III. The inscription is tightly set in capital Roman letters across the full width of the flan, with abbreviation stops between each word. The legend opens with 'D · G ·' at the top and concludes with 'STEIN &' at the foot, enumerating his full electoral, imperial vicariate, and territorial titles in a formal commemorative style. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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John George II struck this ducat in his capacity as Imperial Vicar — the office assumed by the Saxon Elector to govern the Holy Roman Empire during an interregnum. The 1657 vicariat followed the death of Ferdinand III in April of that year, with the electoral college taking months to settle on Leopold I as his successor. During that gap, Saxony and the Rhenish Palatinate jointly held vicarial authority over their respective jurisdictions, and both exercised the traditional right to mint coins as a visible assertion of that temporary sovereignty.
Vicariat issues were produced in limited quantities and often distributed as presentation pieces rather than circulated currency, which partly explains survival rates in better grades.