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Talar / 32 Grosze - August II Mocny Drezno mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1697-1733 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the large crowned royal cypher of Augustus II (AR monogram), composed of an interlaced 'A' and 'R' in elaborate Baroque calligraphic style, surmounted by an arched royal crown with jewelled band and fleurs-de-lis. Decorative foliate scrolls flank the base of the monogram on either side. Below the monogram, a horizontal baseline separates the denomination inscription '32. R.' rendered in period script within the lower segment of the field. The entire design is set within a raised border, with no peripheral legend. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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August II — Frederick Augustus I of Saxony — secured the Polish throne in 1697 only after converting from Lutheranism to Catholicism, a political calculation that scandalized Protestant Saxony and satisfied almost no one in Poland. His reign was repeatedly interrupted by the Great Northern War; Charles XII of Sweden installed Stanisław Leszczyński as a rival king in 1704, forcing Augustus into exile until Swedish power collapsed at Poltava in 1709.
Dresden-struck talers of this type were produced under Saxon mint supervision, reflecting Augustus's consistent preference for his Electoral machinery over Polish institutional infrastructure. The 32 Grosze valuation anchored the piece to Polish accounting convention.