Modern coin – HCR161061

Obverse

Inscription:

FRIEDRICH AUGUST KOENIG VON SACHSEN

Design:

Bust of the king, left.

Reverse

Inscription:

ZEHN EINE FEINE MARK

Design:

Oval shield bearing the arms of the king, surmounted by a crown on laurel branches, all resting within crossed palms. Date below.

Information

Category

Silver coin of the German states.

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

Saxony: kingdom (Albertine-Line)

Person

Frederick Augustus I of Wettin, King of Saxony (from 1806), Elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus III, until 1806), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1812-1813), Duke of Warsaw (1807-1815)., 1763 - 1827

Reign

Dating

1819

Mint

Dresden

Denomination

Thaler

Metal

silver

Technique

milled

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

28.02

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1834

Source

Robert Finch

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Robert Finch, 1834.

Reference

Nicol, (Krause), German Coins. : KM# 1077

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