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5 Mark - Albert 800 years house of Wettin, Kingdom of Saxony
| Issuer | Royal Saxon Mint (Dresden) |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Weight | 27.78 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An elaborate allegorical scene commemorating 800 years of the House of Wettin: a crowned female figure representing Saxony is enthroned at centre within an arched canopy, holding a sceptre and a heraldic shield, surrounded by supplicant figures including men, a woman, and a child paying homage. Oak branches flank the composition. At the base, a laurel wreath frames the anniversary dates 1089 and 1889 on a stepped plinth. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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Issued to mark the 800th anniversary of the Wettin dynasty, this commemorative was struck under Albert, King of Saxony, whose reign was notable for its political stability relative to the upheavals of German unification just two decades prior. The Wettins, who had ruled Saxon territories since the eleventh century, were by 1889 one of the oldest reigning houses in Europe — a distinction the Saxon court was eager to publicize as German dynastic prestige increasingly concentrated around the Hohenzollerns in Berlin.
Mintage was intentionally limited, and surviving examples in circulated grades are considerably scarcer than the commemorative format might suggest.