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Grosz - August III Sas Grünthal mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1754-1755 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central shield bearing the Saxon arms — divided horizontally with barry and a crown — flanked by two heraldic supporters: an eagle to the left and a lion to the right, both rendered in high relief. The entire composition is surmounted by a large royal crown. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design reading EL SAX, abbreviating Elector of Saxony, with the mint mark H appearing at the base of the shield. The overall heraldic arrangement reflects the dual royal and electoral dignity of August III. |
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August III's copper grosz issues of 1754–55 were struck at the Grünthal mint in Saxony — not on Polish soil — a consequence of the Crown's chronic inability to sustain its own mint infrastructure. Grünthal, operating under Saxon court administration, supplied coinage to the Commonwealth under a lease arrangement that prioritized Dresden's fiscal interests as much as Warsaw's circulation needs.
Kop. 2084 and 2086 distinguish date varieties within this short run. Worth noting: contemporary counterfeits exist, struck in lighter copper with softened detail.