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1 Pfennig - Frederick August III Pattern
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1772-1800 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and date are presented in three bold horizontal lines within the field: the numeral 'I' at top, 'PFENNIG' in the centre, and the date '1785' below, with the mint letter 'C.' at the base. Decorative foliate sprays with small blossoms are arranged symmetrically around the legends, lending an ornamental quality consistent with pattern coinage of the Saxon Albertinian mint. A beaded inner border frames the entire reverse design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Pattern coinage for Saxony's smallest denomination in silver is an unusual proposition — the production cost of a silver flan alone would have exceeded the face value many times over. Issues like this were struck for presentation purposes or cabinet collections, not as genuine monetary proposals. Frederick August III, Elector from 1763 until Napoleon forced the Saxon elevation to kingdom in 1806, presided over a court that maintained active patronage of the Dresden Mint's pattern output throughout this period.
The KM pattern designation and dual Schön/Kahnt references suggest this piece is documented across multiple specialist corpora but survives in very small numbers.