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2 Ducats - Frederick August I
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1711 |
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| Composition | Gold (.986) |
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| Reverse description | Two draped figures, representing imperial electors or heralds, are seated facing one another at a pair of draped tables bearing regalia including crowns and scepters. Above the central scene, the Latin legend reads FRID: AUG: / REX ELECTOR in two lines. Below the scene, a four-line Latin inscription reads VICARIUS / POST MORT: IOSEPHI / IMPERAT: / MDCCXI., with the mint master's initials I·L·H· inscribed in the lower exergue, commemorating Frederick August I's role as Imperial Vicar following the death of Emperor Joseph I in 1711. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | FRID: AUG: REX ELECTOR VICARIUS POST MORT: IOSEPHI IMPERAT: MDCCXI. I.L.H. |
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