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1 Thaler - John George I
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1611-1616 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Full-length standing effigy of Elector Johann Georg I facing slightly right, clad in full plate armour with an open-visored helmet surmounted by elaborate feather plumes, his right hand grasping the electoral sword upright and his left resting on the hilt of a second sword at his side. The electoral orb and the quartered Saxon coat of arms — charged with the Rautenkranz barry field — appear in the field flanking the figure. An encircling Latin legend names the elector as Arch-Marshal and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, with the year of issue incorporated into the design, struck annually from 1611 to 1616. The finely detailed, high-relief engraving is representative of the mature baroque die-cutting tradition of the Dresden mint during the early seventeenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Bust of Duke August of Saxony facing right within an inner circle, flanked by the mintmaster's mark (a swan) and the opening of the surrounding legend. The outer field is occupied by a continuous ring of eighteen heraldic shields representing the diverse Saxon and associated territorial claims of the ruling Albertinian line, including Saxony, Thuringia, Meissen, and affiliated lordships. The encircling Latin legend names August and his brothers collectively as Dukes of Saxony, Jülich, Cleve, and Berg. The densely populated armorial arrangement reflects the complex dynastic programme typical of multi-duke Saxon coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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