1771, Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. Silver 2/3 Thaler Coin. UNC-

Mint year: 1771
Mint Place: Dresden
Reference: Buck 137d, KM-991.
Denomination: 2/3 Thaler (Gulden)
Mint Master: Ernst Dietrich Croll (E.D.C.)
Condition: Scratches (and hairlines) in fields, deposits, otherweise AU-UNC with nice mint-lustre!
Weight: 13.85gm
Diameter: 33mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Bust of Frederick Augustus III (as Elector of Saxony) right.
Legend: FRID : AVGVST : D : G : DUX SAX : ELECTOR

Reverse: Ducal cap on oval arms of Saxony, flanked by olive sprays. Mint master´s initials (E.D.C.) below.
Comment: Value (2/3) below, splitting date (17-71).
Legend: XX . EINE - MARCK 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.