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1 Groschen - Frederick August I Death
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1717 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Royal crown at top center above an eleven-line memorial inscription in Latin, filling the entire field. The inscription references Frederick August I, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and commemorates Anna Sophia, Princess of Denmark, his beloved mother, noting her birth, widowhood in Saxony, and death in 1717. The lettering is arranged in tight horizontal registers with a mix of full and abbreviated Latin text, all within a plain circular border. |
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| Reverse description | A sailing ship depicted at sea, navigating out of port toward the right, rendered in fine detail with full sails. The curved legend DEO DUCE arches above the ship in the upper field. In the exergue, the inscription PORTUM INVENTI appears alongside the coin's denomination value, separated by a horizontal line. The composition conveys a metaphorical theme of divine guidance in the journey of life, appropriate to the commemorative nature of the issue. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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