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1 Thaler - Frederick August II
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1740-1745 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Frederick August II facing right, depicted with long flowing curled wig in the Baroque style, wearing ornate plate armor with decorative detailing visible at the shoulder and chest. The effigy is bold and high-relief, occupying the central field. The Latin legend encircles the bust along the rim, reading from the lower left. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Frederick August II held the Saxon electorate and, simultaneously, the Polish throne as Augustus III — a dual role that defined the political calculus behind his coinage. These thalers were struck during a period when Saxony was threading carefully between the Habsburg alliance and Prussian aggression; Frederick the Great's invasion of Silesia in 1740 reshaped the entire region's fiscal priorities almost immediately after this type entered production.
The Dresden and Leipzig mints both contributed output across this date range, and minor die variations between facilities are documented in the Schnee and Köhler references.