Beichling medal thaler

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The Beichling Ordenstaler or Beichlingtaler is a Saxon-Polish banknote of the Saxon Elector and Polish King August the Strong (1694–1733) dated 1702. The Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Grand Chancellor Wolf Dietrich Graf von Beichlingen , who was responsible for the coinage, it was assumed that he had the order cross of the Danish Order of Danebro, worn by himself, stamped on this thaler instead of the order cross of the Danish Order of Elephants , which was awarded to the king.

Coin description

Beichling medal from 1702, from the Leipzig mint

The Beichling Ordenstaler minted in 1702 (weight approx. 27.5 grams, diameter 42 millimeters, silver) is a bank teller minted after the Burgundian foot of the Saxon Elector and Polish King Augustus the Strong. The coin was minted without a mintmaster's mark in the Leipzig mint founded by Otto the Rich Margrave of Meißen (1156–1190) . At this time, the mint master in Leipzig was Ernst Peter Hecht. The Ordenstaler minted according to the Burgundian mint are slightly lighter than the Reichstaler minted according to the Reich mint . There are lower-value Saxon thalers, but also normal Polish thalers. In Polish numismatics , they are therefore recorded as Polish coins . This dual character gave the authors the security they needed to issue these taler coins.

front

The obverse shows a crowned A for August set in a square with the Roman numeral II, which surrounds a cross in the middle.

The inscription reads: AUGUSTUS. II. D (ei). G (ratia). REX. POL (oniarum). M (agnus). D (ux). LIT (huaniae). D (ux). SAX (oniae). I (uliaci). C (liviae). M (ontium). A (ngariae). & W (estphaliae).

Translation: August II by God's grace , King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania , Duke of Saxony , Jülich , Kleve , Berg , Engern and Westphalia - the continuation of the inscription is on the back.

back

The reverse shows a four-part crowned coat of arms of Poland and Lithuania with a Saxon heart shield .

- Continuation of the inscription on the front: SAC (ri). ROM (ani). IMP (erii). ARCHIM (arschallus). ET. ELECT (or). 1702

Translation: - The Holy Roman Empire Arch Marshal and Elector .

Coin history

In 1702, three different types of banknote were minted in the coin image in the Leipzig mint. The Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Grand Chancellor and Secret Councilor Wolf Dietrich Graf von Beichlingen was responsible for the output . On one of the three types of thaler, only the order cross, but not the Danish elephant order awarded to the king, was depicted.

Beichlingen was assumed that this cross was the order cross of the Danish Order of Danebrog, of which he was a knight, and that the taler was an insult to the king . Beichlingen, who was also responsible for the expression of the inferior Red Sigh , fell out of favor. The coinage of the Beichlingtaler "and several other state crimes attributed to it" resulted in the overthrow of the Grand Chancellor.

The minting of the Saxon-Polish bank notes was stopped in the year of their issue. The taler received the designation Beichlingscher Ordenstaler or Beichlingtaler by collectors.

Koehler's historical declaration (1740/1745)

"Medal of the fallen [...] Count of Beichlingen by A. 1702" - from Köhler's coin amusement with reference to the Beichling medal. ( Medalist JW Höckner, Mint Dresden , also with edge engraving: "HOW DO YOU SUDDENLY BECOME ZUNICHTE Ps.73.19 Ao 1704")

In Johann David Köhler's “Historischer Münzbelustigung” (1740) there is a “very rare medal of the fallen Elector. Saxon Colonel Cantzler Wolfgang Dietrichs Graf von Beichlingen von A. 1702 "explains with reference to the Beichling Order Thaler:

Accusation and arrest of Beichlingen

“The fall of this great Saxon minister happened in A. 1703. Then the King of Pohlen and Elector of Saxony, Friedrich August […] in April at Marienburg in Prussia unexpectedly got out of bed at night […] through General Major Lagnasco and Hoffrath Winckwitz, arrested and led to Saxony on the Königstein . The causes of this disfavour ", so the scholar" was then in a Dresden October 29th. given […] publicly posted patent […] brought […]. "Under points 5 and 6 of a total of 13 points of the accusations it says:

"Did he [...] angemasset, [...] in the king's name pronounced Müntz the Danebrogger Order band and Creutz put, partly via the by Kayser him awarded a coat of arms Prince Huth to increase."

"It's just the Creutz," said Koehler's comment, "but not watching with the tape."

The count had also "increased the red sixes , of which the king [...] only allowed a certain amount to coin, the same, again the king's knowledge and will, bit by six tons of gold."

Beichlingen's defense

“Because D. Kundmann [...] also des Gräfl. Beichlingschen Thalers Gedencket ", so the scholar in 1745 in another part of his Historical Coin Amusement," but to me from this fallen Elector. Saxon Groß-Cantzler's Apologia [defense] comes to hand, [...] the GL [willing reader] would like to hear his own responsibility against this [...] accusation: "

"XI. Gravamen [complaint]: That I know one under Ew. Royal Maj. Highest name issued Müntze the Danebrogs order ribbon and Creutz set, [...] is wrong [...]. That […] was placed on this thaler of the Danebrog order ribbon, an open faussete [lie] in which such a thing [is nowhere to be found]. But as far as [...] the Creutz is concerned, it belongs to both the Elephant and Danebrogs orders, [...]. [...] Wobey not to ignore the fact that [...] the Creutz on [my] chest ", said Beichlingen," has no [...] diamonds that [are] seen on the Thaler. Yes, it comes down to either public malice [malice] or great ignorance […]. "

“Here the GL can easily judge”, so Köhler's comment, “what he now has to judge from the appointed Beichlingischer Thaler. However, this retains a great advantage […] because it has been publicly declared as a real corpus delicti ; [...]. "

See also

Saxon coin history

literature

  • Walther Haupt: Sächsische Münzkunde , Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaft, Berlin 1974
  • Johann David Köhler's PPO in 1740. Historical coin amusement published weekly, Volume 12, pp. 273/278
  • Johann David Köhler's PPO in 1740. Historical coin amusement published weekly, Volume 17, pp. 302/304
  • Johann Friederich Klotzsch: Attempt of a Chur-Saxon coin history. From the oldest to the present. First part. Chemnitz 1779
  • Friedrich von Schrötter, N. Bauer, K. Regling, A. Suhle, R. Vasmer, J. Wilcke: Dictionary of Coin Studies , Berlin 1970 (reprint of the original edition from 1930)
  • Heinz Fengler, Gerd Gierow, Willy Unger: transpress Lexikon Numismatics , Berlin 1976
  • Künker: Gold and silver coins from the Middle Ages and modern times, January 2010

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Münzkabinett Berlin: Poland, August II., Thaler 1702
  2. ↑ Künker: Gold and Silver Coins from the Middle Ages and Modern Times, January 2010, p. 63: Beichlingscher Ordenstaler after Burgundian foot (Dav. 1613; Gum. 2061; Kopicki 2018; Schnee 1000)
  3. ↑ Walther Haupt: Sächsische Münzkunde ..., p. 169/170
  4. ↑ Walther Haupt: Sächsische Münzkunde ..., p. 170/171
  5. ↑ Johann Friederich Klotzsch: Attempt at a Chur-Saxon coin history ..., p. 750 (1790)
  6. ^ Walther Haupt: Sächsische Münzkunde. , P. 170: Beichlingscher Ordenstaler or Beichlingtaler
  7. ↑ Johann David Köhler's… Historical Coin Amusement, Volume 12, pp. 273/278 (1740)
  8. ↑ Johann David Köhler's… Historical Coin Amusement, Volume 17, pp. 302/304 (1745)