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1 Goldgulden - Frederick III, George and John
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1500-1507 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederick III ("the Wise"), George ("the Bearded"), and John ("the Constant") ruled jointly as co-princes of Ernestine and Albertinian Saxony during a period of dynastic consolidation following the Leipzig Partition of 1485, which had divided the Wettin territories between the two lines. Joint coinage of this kind was administratively necessary but short-lived — by 1507 the arrangement had shifted, and issues bearing all three names ceased.
The Rhenish goldgulden standard used here reflects ongoing pressure from the Rhenish Electoral Circle to maintain weight and fineness parity across the Empire's gold coinage.