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Trojak - August III Sas Guben or Grunthal mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1754 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central quartered shield of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth coat of arms, displaying the Polish Eagle in the first and fourth quarters and the Lithuanian Pahonia (mounted knight) in the second and third quarters, with the Saxon arms of the Wettin dynasty on an escutcheon at center. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by elaborate Baroque mantling or supporting elements. The denomination III appears below the shield, with the legend EL: SAX: 1754 arching across the upper field and III GROS: POL: / I.E.H. inscribed in the lower field, the latter denoting the mint master's initials. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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August III's copper trojaki of 1754 are among the most debased issues of his reign — a reign defined by monetary manipulation carried out largely under the direction of Heinrich von Brühl, the king's chief minister, who treated the Commonwealth's mint operations as a revenue instrument for the Saxon court rather than a public utility. The Guben and Grünthal facilities were private contract mints operating under license, their output often of questionable alloy consistency.
Counterfeiting of these coins was rampant almost immediately, aided by the simplicity of striking in copper.