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Saxony - 1812

1/12 Thaler

Obverse:

Within an oval a coat-of-arms, surmounted by a crown, the whole cradled by two branches.

Legend:

FRID . AVGVST . D . G . REX SAXONIÆ

Exergue:

S.G.H.

Size:

22 mm.

Reverse:

In the field, 12 EINEN THALER 1812

Legend:

CLX . EINE FEINE MARK flower

The Répertoire des Monnaies Napoléonides says (p. 105) that the mintage for this piece was 2,055,372 for 1811-1813. It describes the coin as follows:

DOUBLE GROSCHEN (1/12 Taler)
Métal:	Argent 437 ‰	Poids:	3,34 g.
ø:	21,5 mm

D /	Armes couronnées posées sur deux palmes, en dessous S.G.H.
	FRID . AVGVST . D . G . REX SAXONIÆ
R /	Au centre: 12 - EINEN THALER Millésime.
	* CLX . EINE FEINE MARK

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