1738 German States (Saxony) 2/3 Taler VF30 NGC, KM897. This coin was created for the marriage of Princess Maria Amalia and Carlos III of Spain. Maria Amalia of Saxony was a princess of Poland and Saxony, Queen consort of Naples and Sicily from 1738 till 1759 and then Queen consort of Spain by marriage to Charles III of Spain, until her death in 1760.
The Electorate of Saxony was a state of the Holy Roman Empire established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate by the Golden Bull of 1356. Upon the extinction of the House of Ascania, it was feoffed to the Margraves of Meissen from the Wettin dynasty in 1423, who moved the ducal residence up the river Elbe to Dresden. After the Empire's dissolution in 1806, the Wettin Electors raised Saxony to a territorially reduced kingdom.
Denomination | |
Metal | Silver |
Size (mm) | Weight (g) | |
Obverse | 9-line inscription |
Reverse | 2 Hearts on altar, crown above |
References | KM# 897, KahntFr# 626, Kohl# 519 |
Rating | Rating Group | Serial Number | VF 30 | NGC | 4762347012 |
Links | Link 1 |