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1797, Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. Large Silver Thaler Coin. AU+/AU++

Mint year: 1793 Mint Place: Dresden Denomination: Silver Thaler Mint Master: Johann Ernst Croll (I.E.C.)  Reference: Davenport 2701,  KM-1027.2.  Condition: Struck with broken reverse-die, minor deposits, faint weight-adjusting marks, otherwise a sharply struck AU/AU++ Weight:  28.03gm Diameter: 40mm Material: Silver   Obverse: Armored and draped bust bust of Frederick Augustus III right. Legend: FRID . AVGVST . D . G . DVX SAX . ELECTOR   Reverse: Large crowned oval arms of Saxony, flanked by sprays. Mint master´s initials (I.E.C.) below. Legend: X . EINE  FEINE  MARK . 1793

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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