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1765, Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. Large Silver Thaler Coin. Early Bust Type!

Mint Year: 1765 Mint Place: Dresden Denomination: Thaler Reference: Davenport 2682, KM-983. R! Condition: Minor toning spots and deposits, otherwise a nice XF! Mint master: Ernst Dietrich Croll (E.D.C.) Weight: 27.91gm Diameter: 41mm Material: Silver Obverse: Young draped bust of Frederick Augustus III as Elector of Saxony right. Legend: FRID . AVGVST . D . G . DVX SAX . ELECTOR Reverse: Ducal cap above oval arms of Saxony/Thuringia within wreath.  Mint master´s initials (E.D.C.) and date (1765) below. Legend: X . EINE FEINE MARCK / E.D.C. / 1765

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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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