1⁄12 Thaler - Friedrich August II Maria Amalia von Sachsen marriage
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Features
| Issuer |
Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line)
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Prince elector |
Frederick Augustus II (Friedrich August II) (1733-1763)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 1738 |
| Value | 2 Groschens (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.2 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 97888 |
| References | Kop# 11521 Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne (Polish Numismatic Society), Warsaw, Poland (4 volumes). Helmut Kahnt; 2010. Die Münzen Friedrich Augusts II. von Sachsen/Polen: 1733-1763 = The Coinage of Frederick August II of Saxony/Poland. Battenberg Gietl Verlag. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Christian A. Kohl; 1994. Talerteilstücke des Kurfürstentums Sachsen: Typenkatalog Albertinische Linie 1547-1763 = Thaler Fractionals of the Electorate of Saxony. Münzhandlung Christian A. Kohl, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. |
Commemorative issue
Marriage of Maria Amalia von Sachsen
Obverse
2 Hearts on altar, crown above.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CORONAM - MEREN TUR
Reverse
9-line inscription
Script: Latin
Lettering: CAROLI / UTRIUSQUE / SICILAE REGIS ET / MARIAE AMALIAE / REGIAE POLONIAE / PRINCIPIS SPON= / SALIA DRESDAE / ANNO / MDCCXXXVIII.
Mint
Dresden, GermanyComments
In 1738 Frederick Augustus II daughter Maria Amalia married Charles III of Sicily (future Charles III of Spain). Saxony released multiple coins to commemorate the event. This is 1/12 thaler variant.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| 1738 | Kop# 11521Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne (Polish Numismatic Society), Warsaw, Poland (4 volumes). |
MDCCXXXVIII | |||||||||||||
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