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1816, Kingdom of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I. Large Silver Thaler Coin. VF-

Mint year: 1816 Mint Place: Dresden Denomination: Thaler Reference: Davenport 857, KM-1077. Mint Master: Johann Gotthelf Studer (I.G.S.) Condition: Scratches in fields, tooling marks on edge (where a suspension loop was removed - the coin was used as jewellery!), otherwise VF! Weight: 27.59gm Diameter: 40mm Material: Silver Obverse: Uniformed bust of Frederick Augustus I (as King) left. Legend: FRIEDR. AUGUST KOENIG V.SACHSEN Reverse: Crowned oval arms of Saxony, flanked by sprays. Mint master´s initials (I.G.S.) and date (1817) below. Legend: ZEHN EINE  FEINE  MARK / I.G.S. / 1816

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.