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1 Groschen - John George I
| Issuer | Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line) |
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| Year | 1622 |
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| Weight | 3.1 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the quartered electoral Saxon arms within a baroque shield, featuring the distinctive crossed swords of the Margraviate of Meissen and the alternating black-and-gold barry field of Saxony. The shield is surmounted by the electoral bonnet and flanked by ornate foliate mantling. The encircling Latin legend reads IOH: GEORG: D: G: DVX SAX: IVL: CL: ET MONT:, identifying the issuer as John George I, Duke of Saxony, Jülich, Cleves, and Berg, by the Grace of God. The overall design is characteristic of the crude, high-relief hammered style typical of early seventeenth-century Saxon small silver coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is centered on an orb or globus cruciger bearing the numeral 24, denoting the coin's value as the 1/24 Thaler within the imperial currency system, encircled by a beaded ring. Above the orb, a cross extends to the upper field, surmounted by a small imperial crown. The surrounding Latin legend SAC: ROM: IMP: ARCHIM: ET ELECT: proclaims John George I's title as Arch-Marshal and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. The design is rendered in the coarse hammered manner consistent with the kipper und wipper period of debased coinage production. |
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