Description
Country or authority: German States — Electorate of Saxony, Albertine line
Year or date range: 1764
Denomination: 1/12 Thaler (Doppelgroschen)
Composition: Billon
Ruler or portrait: Friedrich August III, Elector of Saxony; no portrait
Mint or mintmark: Dresden; EDC
Catalogue references: Saxony (Albertine), KM 956; Kahnt SM 1120
Obverse description: Oval Saxon shield displaying crossed electoral swords and the Saxon arms, beneath an electoral cap and between tied leafy branches. Legend reads FRID AVGVST D G SAXONIÆ ELECTOR, with E·D·C below; some punctuation is indistinct. Shown in the photograph labelled reverse.
Reverse description: Four-line inscription 12 / EINEN / THALER / 1764, surrounded by CLX·EINE FEINE MARCK·, with a rosette above. Shown in the photograph labelled obverse.
