1656, GERMANY, SAXONY, John George I, SILVER THALER

Description

Saxony
, John George I, 1615-1656
Obverse
: Half-length armored figure of John George right, holding sword and a plummed and decorated helmet in front.
Reverse
: Large composite coat of arms of Saxony, topped by eight plummed tournament helmets with family decorations on top.
John George as Duke of Saxony (German State) during 1650's. Due to the obverse simillarity with the dutch rix daalder this type of thalers are often refered as rix-dollars. The thaler (predecessor of the dollar) was a very stable denomination and its weight did not changed for more than 300 years all over Europe.
Type :
Thaler
Date:
1656
Metal :
silver
Diameter :
45 mm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_I,_Elector_of_Saxony