Dressing gown coin
Schlafrocktaler is the derisive name for a thaler coined in 1816 with the bust of Friedrich August I, King of Saxony 1806–1827 in an incomplete uniform skirt.
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Convention special coin 1816 dressing gown coin |
| Value = 1⅓ Reichsrechstaler = 32 Groschen | ||
| Silver, fineness 833.33 ‰, fine weight 23.354 g | ||
| Mint Dresden , mint master Johann Gotthelf Studer, term of office 1812 to 1832 | ||
| Mint year 1816, mintage about 2,000 pieces | ||
| Actual weight: 28.00 g Diameter: 38.89 mm Thickness: 3.08 mm | ||
| Smooth edge, smooth edge rod on both sides with a fine pearl circle | ||
| Edge inscription: GOD BLESS SAXONY | ||
| Obverse: Half-length portrait of the king to the right, title inscription: FRIEDR • AUGUST KOENIG VON SACHSEN | ||
| Reverse: Heraldically tinged Saxon coat of arms in an oval escutcheon with attached royal crown, decorated on both sides with two laurel garlands and bordered with two crossed palm branches; between the ends of the handles mint master's mark IGS Coin foot as inscription starting from the left "ZEHN EINE FEINE MARK" and the year |
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The mint master Johann Gotthelf Studer introduced ring minting in Saxony in 1816 . In this context, there were significant changes in the design of the coins. The coins were only labeled in German. Unexpectedly for the conservative king, the “ divine right ” was dispensed with in the title transcription . Despite the lost war, the aged king can be represented in uniform again. At the same time, the portrait was an expression of the fact that nothing should change in the existing order. Friedrich August I was an opponent of liberal ideas and against reforms for more rights for the emerging bourgeoisie.
The back has also been changed. The inscription now starts from the left instead of from the right. The year is under the mint master's mark and not, as before, in the legend. The thaler contains the marginal inscription "GOTT SEGNE SACHSEN" with special separators that are unique in Saxony.
The derisive name "Schlafrocktaler" arose because only when the uniform was struck in 1816 did not have an epaulette , the rank symbols on the collar and the breast stars of the medals were missing. Only ribbon and medal of the Order of the Diamond Crown are shown. On July 20, 1807, Friedrich August donated the first non-military order of the green or diamond crown to commemorate the educated kingdom , in order to be able to honor deserving statesmen. The name refers to the green diamond contained in the coat of arms of Saxony. The medal consists of a golden, green enameled cross of St. John. In the middle the golden ciphers FA for Friedrich August. The medal is worn on the grass-green ribbon from the right shoulder to the left hip. This includes an octagonal silver star with the motto of the order "PROVIDENTIAE MEMOR" (in memory of Providence), worn on the left breast. The order was awarded in 431 copies by 1918.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Kahnt, The Saxon Coins 1763-1827, 1st edition 2014, No. 1216