1827, Saxony, Frederick Augustus I. Large Silver “Death” Thaler Coin
Mint Year: 1827Mint Place: DresdenMintage: 14,000 pcs.Reference: Davenport 863, KM-1111.1. Mint Master: Johann Gotthelf Studer (S)Denomination: Thaler (Convention) - Death of King Frederick August I. Weight: 28.06gm Diameter: 37mm Material: Silver
Obverse: Head of Anthony as King of Saxony right. Legend: FRIEDR. AUGUST * KOENIG V. SACHSEN Reverse: Inscription in three lines within wreath. Mint master´s initial (S) and abbreviated fractional silver mark value (X.E.F.M. = 1/10th of a silver Mark) below.Legend: VOLLENDET DEN 5 MAI 1827 / PSALM 91 V.14.16
Frederick Augustus I (full name: Frederick Augustus Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier) (German: Friedrich August I.; 23 December 1750 – 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. Without legitimate issue, after his death Frederick Augustus was succeeded by his younger brother, Johann.