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5 Neugroschen - Frederick August II
| Issuer | Royal Saxon Mint (Dresden/Guben) |
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| Year | 1841-1850 |
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| Thickness | 1.75 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | * FÜNF NGR. * 6 EINEN THLR. * 84 EINE F.M. 18 42 |
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Saxony's Neugroschen system was introduced in 1840 as part of a broader German currency rationalization effort, replacing the older Groschen denominations that had accumulated centuries of regional inconsistency. The 5 Neugroschen occupied a practical middle denomination in everyday commerce, struck across nearly the entire reign of Frederick August II — a king who navigated the revolutionary turbulence of 1848 by dismissing his conservative ministers and briefly appointing a liberal cabinet, including the composer Richard Wagner's associate August Röckel, before the reaction set in.
Dresden production shifted partly to Guben during this period. The .521 fineness reflects the Dresden Convention standards then governing Saxon coinage.