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German States - 1817

Celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation (Saxony)

Obverse:

MARTIN LUTHER around Eye of Providence; all within radiant border

Size:

21.5 mm.

Edge:

Reeded

Reverse:

// IUBELFEIER / NEUSTADT BEI / DRESDEN / XXXI OCTOBER / MDCCCXVII in five lines; star above.

Vern's Comments:

The internet says this was likely overstruck on a 1/12 taler of Friedrich August III from Saxony [Albertine], KM 956

References listed are: Whiting 561; Brozatus 1220; Opitz 3144; Merseburger 2499; Belli 2116.

Celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation (Saxony)