1 Thaler - John George IV Order of the Garter
Features
| Issuer |
Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line)
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Prince elector |
John George IV (Johann Georg IV.) (1691-1694)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 1693 |
| Value | 1 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 25.60 g |
| Size | 40 mm |
| Shape | Square |
| Technique | Klippe |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 32822 |
| References | KM# 642 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). John Stewart Davenport; 1976. German Secular Talers 1600-1700. Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 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. |
Commemorative issue
Election of Johann Georg IV into the English Order of the Garter
Obverse
Crowned script JG 4 monogram framed by garter band with inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering: HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE •
Reverse
Coats-of-arms of Sachsen, Cleve, Berg, and Jülich in corners. crossed raised swords over crowned laurel wreath. coats-of-arms of Westphalia, Engern, Thüringen, and Meißen in corners; the whole within reeded border.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
16 93
DIS = MALE = CERPENDUS QUI MALE' SENTIT ERIT •
1 • THAL •
I K•
Mark
| IK | Johann Koch, Mint Master, Banská Štiavnica (1688-1695), Leipzig (1688-1698), Dresden (1688-1698) |
Comments
This klippe commemorates the election of Johann Georg IV into the Order of the Garter, an exclusive society of knights founded around 1348 by Edward III of England. The motto surrounding the monogram on the obverse, HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, can be loosely translated as “Shame on him who thinks ill of it.” The precise details surrounding the origin of the order are not known, but several myths attempt to explain it. All of these legends involve a garter band, which has become a symbol of the society. This garter, inscribed with the order’s motto, is still worn by members during official ceremonies.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1693 | IK | 
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$ 1100 | ||||||||||||
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