1⁄12 Thaler - Frederick August I

Features

Issuer Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line) (German States)
Prince elector Frederick Augustus I (Friedrich August I) (1694-1733)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1706-1717
Value 1⁄12 Thaler
Currency Thaler (1493-1805)
Composition Billon
Weight 3.22 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 0.8 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
84419
References KM# 746
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Crowned arms within branches.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
D.G. FRID. AUGUST:REX POL:
.E.P.H.

Reverse

Value and date within branches.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DUX: SAX S:R:I: ARCH: ET ELECT:

Edge

Plain

Mint

Leipzig, Germany

Comments

Augustus II the Strong (1670-1733) was Dux and Princ-Elector of Saxony (1697-1733), under the name Friedrich August I he was elected as King of Poland & Grand Duke of Lithiania (1697-1706, 1709-1733) (Personal Unia). August had to pass temporary the Polish throne to Stanislav when Swedish Impire occupied Warsaw and won the Battle of Fraustad. Later, in 1709 Russian Imperor Peter won the Battle of Poltava against Swedes and then August was re-assigned to Polish throne again under protection of the Russian Impere. During Saxonian-Polish-Lithianian Unia many Polish and Saxonian coins were minted of the same type.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1706 EPH
1707 EPH
1709 EPH
1710 EPH
1711 EPH
1712 EPH
1713 EPH
1714 EPH
1715 EPH
1716 IGS
1717 IGS

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