1765 Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. Silver 2/3 Thaler (Gulden) Coin. XF!
Mint year: 1765
Reference: KM-981.
Mint Place: Dresden
Denomination: 2/3 Thaler
Mint master: Ernst Dietrich Croll (E.D.C.)
Condition: Minor scratches in obverse, light weight adjusting marks in reverse, otherwise XF/XF+
Weight: 13.93gm
Diameter: 33mm
Material: Silver
Obverse: Young draped bust of Frederick Augustus III as Elector of Saxony right.
Legend: FRID . AVGVST . D . G . DVX SAX . ELECTOR
Reverse: Ducal crown above two shields with arms of Saxony within girlands. Mint master´s initials (E.D.C.) between them.
Legend: XX . EINE MARCK F : - 17 (2/3) 65
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Frederick Augustus I (full name: Frederick Augustus Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier) (German: Friedrich August I.; b. Dresden, 23 December 1750 - d. Dresden, 5 May 1827) was King of Saxony (1805-1827) from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III (Friedrich August III.) of Saxony (1763-1806) and Duke Frederick Augustus I (Polish: Fryderyk August I) of Warsaw (1807-1813). The Augustusplatz in Leipzig is named after him.
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