1 Thaler

1796, Saxony, Frederick Augustus III. Beautiful Large Silver Thaler Coin. XF-AU!

Mint Year: 1796
Mint Place: Dresden
Denomination: Silver Thaler
Mint Master: Johann Ernst Croll (I.E.C.) 
Reference: Davenport 2701,  KM-1027.2. 
Condition: A few graffiti scratches (old silver-test marks), lightly wiped, otherwise XF-AU!
Weight:  27.96gm
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 . 1796

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.