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1 Thaler - August
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1553-1555 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter bust of Elector August I facing right, clad in armored attire, with a sword raised over his right shoulder. The legend, rendered in Latin, contains the titles of August I and is interrupted at three points by small heraldic shields of arms positioned within the field. The portrait exhibits the robust, detailed engraving style characteristic of mid-sixteenth-century Saxon coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of electoral Saxony, surmounted by an angel displayed behind the escutcheon, with a four-fold composite coat of arms surrounding the central shield. The Latin legend, continuing the titles of August I from the obverse, encircles the design and is divided at intervals by small heraldic shields. The date appears at the conclusion of the legend. |
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| Reverse lettering | … FR or FRI |
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