2 Thalers - John George I
Features
| Issuer |
Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line)
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Prince elector |
John George I (Hans Georg I) (1591-1656)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1612-1616 |
| Value | 2 Thalers |
| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 58.30 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 183158 |
| References | KM# 46 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Wieland Clauß, Helmut Kahnt; 2006. Die sächsisch-albertinischen Münzen: 1611 bis 1694 = The Saxon-Albertine Coinage. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. John Stewart Davenport; 1976. German Secular Talers 1600-1700. Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. Gernot Schnee; 1982. Sächsische Taler 1500-1800 und Abschläge von Talerstempeln in Gold und Silber: Dukaten, Mehrfach-Taler, Halbtaler. Winfried Bogon Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. Otto Merseburger; 1894. Sammlung Otto Merseburger umfassend Münzen und Medaillen von Sachsen.: Albertinische und ernestinische Linie = Otto Merseburger Collection comprising coins and medals from Saxony. Münzhandlung Zschiesche und Köder, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. |
Obverse
Johann Georg I with electoral sword in right hand, helmet with open visor and feathers
Inscription around divided by royal orb and Saxonian coat of arms
Year
Script: Latin
Lettering: IOHANN:GEORG:D:G:SA:RO:IMP.ARCHIM:E·EL·
Translation:
IOHANN GEORG DEI GRATIA SACRI ROMANI IMPERII ARCHIMARSCHALLUS ELECTOR
Johann Georg arch-marshal and elector of the Holy Roman Empire
Reverse
Bust of August facing right
Mint mark (swan) and inscription beginning left (inner circle)
18 coats of arms around (outer circle)
Script: Latin
Lettering: E·AVGVST·F·E·D·S·I·C·E·M·
Translation:
ET AVGVSTVS FRATRES ET DVCES SAXONIÆ IVLIACI CLIVIÆ ET MONTIVM
and August, brothers and Dukes of Saxony, Jülich, Cleve and Berg
Comments
These coins were struck with the dies of the 1 Thaler coin
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1612 | mint mark: swan | ||||||||||||||
| 1613 | mint mark: swan | ||||||||||||||
| 1614 | mint mark: swan | ||||||||||||||
| 1615 | mint mark: swan | ||||||||||||||
| 1616 | mint mark: swan | ||||||||||||||
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