ONE OF THE LAST 2 TALER MINTED. 1872 GERMANY SAXONY SILVER JOHANN AND AMELIE

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1872 GERMANY SAXONY SILVER 2 TALER JOHANN AND AMELIE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARYChoice Extremely Fine with an attractive design. Struck for the golden wedding anniversary of Johann and Amelie This double thaler was struck in the kingdom of Saxony in 1872, after the issue of double thalers was supposed to cease. As a silver-producing state, Saxony produced a lot of talers including double or Doppler as referred to in German. A rare variety exists with a plain edge. During the 1848–49 constitutionalist revolutions in Germany, Saxony became a hotbed for revolutionaries, with anarchists such as Mikhail Bakunin and democrats including Richard Wagner and Gottfried Semper taking part in the May Uprising in Dresden in 1849. After the Austro-Prussian War Saxony joined the North German Confederation in 1867. In 1871 it became part of the German Empire. Saxony issued some of the last Double Thaler coins prior to unification in early 1872. Obverse Description: Conjoined busts in wedding attire right within circular boarder separating legend from outer circumference. Obverse Legend : IOHANN KOENIG AMALIE KOENIGIN V. SACHSEN Reverse Description : Crown above date within oak and laurel branches . Reverse Legend: Crown emblem above dates 1822 / 10. NOVEMBER / 1872 Edge lettered: "XV EIN PFUND FEIN." Specification: 37.12 g, .900 fine silver, Catalog reference: Dav-899; Thun-352; KM-1231.1 If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase we will refund your money back (see return policy) Want to see more interesting Coins and Medals? Check out my other listings. Ruler when coin was minted. John of Saxony Johann I von Sachsen (1801-1873) was the third son of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony --younger son of the Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony—by his first wife, Caroline of Bourbon, Princess of Parma The royal house of Saxony was amongst the oldest of the royal families of Europe. A member of the family became emperor of Germany in the beginning of the 10th century, but the house spread into numerous branches the eldest of which is called the Ernestine line. This part of the family has decentents in the ruling families of Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe Coburg and Gotha, Saxe Meiningen and Saxe Weimar Eisenach. Johann belongs to the younger, Albertine line and his family became catholics in 1697 in order to gain the crown of Poland at that time. Most of the population at the time, however, were Protestants. On 21 November 1822 he married Amalie Auguste von Bayern, child of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria with Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine of Baden. He studied jurisprudence and entered the Ministry of Finance in 1822 (he was nominated it's president in 1830. He was Commander-in-chief of the national guards of the kingdom from 1831-1846. He travelled substantially in Italy and published, under the name of "Philalethes" a German translation of Dante's "Divine Comedy". John became King of Saxony after the death of his brother Frederick Augustus II on 9 August 1854. He is known for the Judiciary Organization of 1855, the extension of the railroad network, the introduction of the freedom of trade. In 1866 Saxony fought on the Austrian side in the Austro-Prussian War. Finally, after the defeat of the Battle of Königgrätz, Saxony joined the North German Confederation and in 1871 the German Empire under the hegemony of the Kingdom of Prussia. The King died two years later, aged seventy-one. John of Saxony Amalie Auguste of Bavaria Queen consort of Saxony Saxony has a long history as a duchy, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire (the Electorate of Saxony), and eventually as a kingdom (the Kingdom of Saxony). In 1918, subsequent to Germany's defeat in World War I, its monarchy was overthrown and a republican form of government was established under the current name. The state was broken up into smaller units during communist rule (1949–1989), but was re-established on 3 October 1... read more

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