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1 Goldgulden - August
| Issuer | Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line) |
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| Year | 1584 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Saxon electoral arms in the form of a globus cruciger-style device: a large orb or globe bisected by a vertical staff, with diagonal swords or electoral swords crossing through it, rendered in detailed relief against the polished gold field. The date 15-84 is split across the upper field to either side of a small cross pattée at the apex. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border and a rope-twist or cable outer border, characteristic of late sixteenth-century Saxon hammered coinage. The coin exhibits a planchet crack or flan chip at the upper left, visible on this example. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a bold four-line Latin inscription in large Roman capital letters occupying the majority of the field: REICHS / GVLDEN / ZV·XXI:, denoting the coin's value as a Reichsgulden of 21 Groschen. Decorative six-pointed rosette or snowflake ornaments are placed symmetrically in the upper field and flanking the lower legend, with a cursive mintmaster's mark or initial mark at the bottom center. The legend is enclosed within a beaded inner border and a rope-twist outer border consistent with the obverse. The flan chip is similarly visible at the upper right on this side. |
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