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Grosz - August III Sas Grünthal mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1752-1758 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, facing right, wearing a laurel wreath and court dress with a decorated collar visible at the truncation. The effigy is rendered in a baroque portrait style with flowing curled hair. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait within a plain inner border, with a milled outer rim. |
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| Mintage | 1752 - Kop# 2081 - 1753 - Kop# 2082 - 1754 - Kop# 2083 - 1755 - Kop# 2085 - 1758 - Kop# 2087 - |
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The Grünthal copper grosz was struck at a private mill facility in Saxony rather than a royal Polish mint — Augustus III, ruling simultaneously as Elector of Saxony, routinely farmed out Commonwealth copper coinage to Saxon entrepreneurs, a practice that generated considerable resentment among Polish magnates who saw the profits flowing west. The Grünthal mill operated under lease arrangements that gave the crown a fixed return while the leaseholder absorbed production costs, a structurally exploitative setup that incentivized debasement and corner-cutting.
The five Kopalski varieties across this date range reflect genuine die differences accumulated over years of continuous production.