Saxony - 1806

1 Thaler
Obverse - Saxony - 1 Thaler - 1806 Reverse - Saxony - 1 Thaler - 1806
Obverse - bust of Fredrich August I (1806-1827), facing right.
Legend, FRID . AVGVST . D . G . DVX SAX . ELECTOR
Reverse - Saxon coat-of-arms, surmounted by a crown, embraced by a wreath.
Legend, X . EINE FEINE . MARK . 1806
Mintmaster, S.G.H. - Samuel Gottlieb Helbig (1804-1813) of the Dresden mint.
Size, 38 mm.
 
This thaler is smaller and more complex in its engraving than the later piece from 1809. In this example the Duke had yet to be raised as a king and proudly displays his ducal and electoral titles on the coin.