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2 Neugroschen - Johann
| Issuer | Saxon Mint (Münzstätte Dresden) |
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| Year | 1868-1873 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 2 NEU-GROSCHEN is boldly inscribed in three lines across the central field, with the date below in large numerals. The peripheral legend reads * SCHEIDE MÜNZE * at the top and 20 PFENNIGE at the bottom, the two separated by small ornamental stops. All lettering is in serif capitals with strong relief. The design is enclosed within a beaded border matching the obverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Saxony's Neugroschen coinage was already an anachronism by the time these were struck. The North German Confederation had formed in 1867, and the new unified monetary framework that would become the Goldmark system was visibly approaching. Dresden continued issuing these transitional billon pieces through 1873 — the very year the Coinage Act standardized Imperial Germany's currency and rendered the entire Neugroschen denomination obsolete overnight.