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| Issuer | Royal Saxon Mint |
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| Year | 1861 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of King Johann of Saxony facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair. The portrait is set within a beaded inner border. The encircling Latin legend reads IOHANN V.G.G.KOENIG VON SACHSEN, with the mint mark B positioned in the lower field beneath the bust truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The elaborately detailed crowned coat of arms of Saxony, quartered and centrally placed, is supported on either side by a rampant lion facing outward. The shield bears the Arms of Saxony with the Rautenkranz across the barry field. An order badge is suspended below the shield. The denomination legend ZWEI VEREINSTHALER XV EIN PFUND FEIN arcs around the upper field, with the date 1861 in the lower field, all separated by five-pointed star ornaments. |
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