1200 Years of German Coinage John George I of Saxony Taler 1622
1200 Years of German Coinage John George I of Saxony Taler 1622
€137,096.00
Location
Federal Republic
of Germany
Year
2002
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Gold plated silver (.999)
Weight
20 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Coin exchange and gold inserts of the Johann Georg I Taler, last regular silver coin before severe inflation (1622, 60 Groschen, KM# 364, Saxony-Albertine).
Obverse lettering
TEUERUNG UND TEUFELSWERK
SCHRECKENBERGEN (Translation: Inflation and the devil`s work)
