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1 Pfennig - Frederick August I
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1808 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (1⁄288) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a four-line inscription in bold, serif capital letters occupying the central field: the numeral '1' on the first line, 'PFENNIG' on the second, the date '1808' on the third, and the mintmark 'H.' on the fourth line below, all centered within a plain field with no border legend. |
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Frederick August I was elevated from Elector to King of Saxony by Napoleon in December 1806, a reward for Saxon support at Jena-Auerstedt. The 1808 coinage was among the first regal issues struck under that new title, reflecting the kingdom's uncomfortable position as a French satellite state within the Confederation of the Rhine.
KM#1062 is a short-lived type; Saxon minor copper coinage was reorganized repeatedly in the Napoleonic period as monetary conventions shifted across the German states.