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5 Thalers - Frederick August I
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1806-1817 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1054, Fr#2883, J#152, Schlum#760 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1806 SGH - - 44,000 1807 SGH - - 152,000 1808 SGH - - 135,000 1809 SGH - - 54,000 1810 SGH - - 235,000 1812 SGH - - 98,000 1813 SGH - - 118,000 1815 IGS - - 20,000 1816 IGS - - 1817 IGS - - |
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Frederick August I received his royal title directly from Napoleon in December 1806, the same month Saxony joined the Confederation of the Rhine. The elevation from Elector to King was entirely a French gift, and this coinage — authorized almost immediately — reflects that new status. Saxony had been an electorate since the Golden Bull of 1356; the jump to kingdom happened overnight.
The Albertinian line had controlled the Dresden mint continuously since the partition of 1485, and the 1806 upgrade in titulature required a wholesale revision of the coinage hierarchy. The 5 Thaler denomination in gold sat at a deliberately awkward value, more useful as a presentation or gift piece than in everyday commerce.