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2 Thalers - Frederick August III Prize Taler
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1780 |
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| Value | 2 Thalers |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned bust of Elector Frederick Augustus III facing right, with long flowing hair tied with a ribbon at the nape, rendered in high relief in a neoclassical style. The portrait is finely detailed, showing the Elector in civilian dress without armor or mantle. The surrounding legend reads FRID: AUGUSTUS D:G: DUX SAX: ELECTOR, disposed along the inner edge of a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An elaborate allegorical composition celebrating industry and diligence. At center, a large laurel and oak wreath surmounted by a fluttering ribbon bow frames the open field. Below the wreath, a caduceus, books, and other scholarly attributes are arranged to the left, while to the right a domed beehive flanked by wheat sheaves symbolizes agricultural and commercial industry. The date 1780 appears in the exergue below, followed by the denomination indicator V (for 5 to the fine mark) and the standard EINE MARK FEIN, all within a beaded border. The legend ZUR BELOHNUNG DES FLEISSES (For the reward of diligence) arcs along the upper periphery. |
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