1792, Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. Silver Thaler Coin. (XF!) Vicariat Issue!
Mint Year: 1792 Mint Place: Dresden Denomination: Thaler - Vicariat Issue! Mint Master: Johann Ernst Croll (I.E.C.) Reference: Davenport 2700, KM-1034 ($250 in XF!). R! Condition: Lightly smoothed obverse, minor planchet-imperfections, otherwise XF/XF+ Weight: 27.71gm Diameter: 40mm Material: Silver Obverse: Bust of Frederick Augustus III (as Elector of Saxony) right. Date (1792) below. Legend: FRID : AVGVST : D : G : DUX SAX : ELECTOR / 1792 Reverse: Double-headed eagle with crowned arms of Saxony at chest. Mint master's initials (I.E.C.) below. Legend: SAC . ROM . IMP . PROVISOR ITERVM / X . EINE . MARK . 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.
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