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4 Thalers - John George I
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1616 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | IOHANN:GEORG:D:G:SA:RO:IMP.ARCHIM:E·EL· (Translation: IOHANN GEORG DEI GRATIA SACRI ROMANI IMPERII ARCHIMARSCHALLUS ELECTOR Johann Georg arch-marshal and elector of the Holy Roman Empire) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John George I had only just become Elector in 1611, and the Saxon mints were already producing multiple-thaler presentation pieces of this scale for diplomatic gift-giving and court display. The 4-thaler format was never intended to circulate — pieces of this weight moved between princes, not pockets. Davenport's ST#7570 and Schnee#783 both confirm the type, placing this within a well-documented run of Saxon showpieces from the years before the Thirty Years' War consumed the Electorate's finances and attention entirely.