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1775, Saxony, Frederick Augustus I. Large Silver Thaler Coin. VF

Mint year: 1775 Mint Place: Dresden Denomination: Thaler Reference: Davenport 2690, KM-992.1. Mint Master: Ernst Dietrich Croll (E.D.C.) Condition: Cleaned, scratches and light deposits, otherwise VF+ Weight: 27.75gm Diameter: 40mm Material: Silver Obverse: Bust of Frederick Augustus III (as Elector of Saxony) right. Legend: FRID : AVGVST : D : G : DUX SAX : ELECTOR Reverse: Ducal cap on oval arms of Saxony, flanked by olive sprays. Mint master´s initials (E.D.C.) and date (1775) below. Legend: X . EINE - MARCK F :

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.