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1777, Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. Nice Copper Pfennig Coin. VF+

Mint year: 1777 Mint place: Dresden Denomination: Pfennig Reference: KM-1000. Condition: Minor deposits, dark toning, otherwise VF+ Material: Copper Diameter: 21mm Weight: 2.92gm Obverse: Value (I) above denomination (PFENNIG), date (1777) and initial (C.). Reverse: Ducal cap on oval arms of Saxony within palm-wreath.

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.