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1 Talar - Frederick Augustus I
| Uitgever | Duchy of Warsaw |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1811-1814 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | FRID·AVG·REX SAX·DVX VARSOV· (Translation: Frideric August King of Saxony, Duke of Warsaw) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Central device consisting of the combined arms of Saxony and the Duchy of Warsaw: an oval shield divided per bend sinister, the dexter portion bearing the barry of Saxony with a green rout, and the sinister portion displaying the Polish eagle displayed. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown and flanked symmetrically by two crossed olive or palm branches. The date is divided across the upper field, with '18' to the left and '12' to the right of the crowned arms. Below the branches, the mintmaster's initials I.B. appear above the denomination TALAR, inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Duchy of Warsaw was a French client state created by Napoleon in 1807 from Prussian-partitioned Polish territories, and its coinage was deliberately structured to echo French monetary conventions. Frederick Augustus I, King of Saxony, ruled as duke — a deliberate Napoleonic hedge against fully restoring Polish sovereignty and antagonizing Russia. The talar denomination itself was a concession to local commercial habit; Polish merchants simply would not accept a purely French-style monetary system.
The .720 fineness is notably debased against the traditional talar standard, a direct consequence of wartime fiscal pressure following the catastrophic 1812 Russian campaign.