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Szeląg - August III Sas Gubin mint
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Poland |
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| Year | 1750-1755 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central crowned coat of arms of Saxony and Poland, featuring a quartered shield combining the Saxon barry with rounding and the Polish eagle, flanked by two outward-facing eagles with spread wings serving as supporters. The mintmaster's initial H appears in the exergue below the shield. The partial legend EL: SAX: with the date 1755 arcs along the upper portion of the coin within a beaded border, referencing the Elector of Saxony title. |
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The Gubin mint — located on the Oder River in Brandenburg-Prussia, not within Poland proper — was contracted by the Saxon administration of August III to produce low-denomination copper coinage because Polish royal mints lacked the capacity and political will to strike sufficient small change. This arrangement was controversial; Polish nobility resented Saxon outsourcing of the coinage, and the Gubin-struck szelągi were frequently attacked in Sejm debates as emblematic of August III's broader indifference to Polish institutional interests.
Chronic underfunding of the issue relative to demand meant these coins circulated hard and long, which explains why problem-free survivors are genuinely scarce.