Saxony Thaler
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th-19th century
Issuing entity
Kingdom of SaxonyThe Saxony Thaler is a silver coin of the Saxon state struck across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Operating within the North German monetary framework, it served as the currency unit of the Electorate and Kingdom of Saxony until 1857.
In 1841, Saxony partially decimalized its thaler to align with the Prussian thaler at 30 Neugroschen of 10 Pfennig, before the currency was ultimately replaced at par by the Vereinsthaler.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Saxony was a significant silver-producing state, and its thalers circulated widely in central Europe prior to German unification. Following the adoption of the Convention currency system in the mid-eighteenth century, Saxony minted Conventionsthalers until 1838, when the Dresden Coinage Treaty transitioned states of the German Customs Union toward the 14-thaler standard. The Saxon monetary structure extended beyond the kingdom's borders, with the duchies of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg adopting coinage based on the Saxon system in 1837 and 1841, respectively, until Saxony retired the system in 1857.
Design
- Obverse
- Ruler portrait
- Reverse
- Arms or denomination depending on issue
Identification
- Ruler
- Identify from the obverse legend and date
- Recognition pointers (from background sources)
- Identify the ruler and date of issue from the obverse portrait and surrounding legend. Examine the reverse design for state arms or denomination statements depending on the issue. Look for the inscription 'X EINE FEINE MARK' on Conventionsthaler issues minted prior to 1838. Distinguish between pre-1841 issues based on the 24 Groschen division and post-1841 issues divided into 30 Neugroschen.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Type list by ruler and period requires transcription from a verified specialist catalogue
- Mint marks and mintmaster initials to be tabulated
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