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1 Groschen - Christian II, John George I and August
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1601 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Electoral coat of arms of Saxony, quartered and bearing the rautenkranz (rue-crown) in the central division, is surmounted by an ornate plumed helmet. The full achievement of arms is rendered in the baroque style typical of late sixteenth-century Saxon coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds, identifying the issuers as brothers and Dukes of Saxony. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Issued jointly under three co-ruling princes — a dynastic arrangement that was both legally and administratively awkward — this groschen reflects the fractious nature of Albertinian Saxon succession in the years before electoral consolidation. Christian II held the electorate, but his younger brothers John George and August retained co-regency rights under the terms of their father's will. The arrangement lasted only until Christian II's death in 1611, at which point John George I finally ruled alone.