Obverse: Half-length armored figure of John George right, holding sword and a plummed and decorated helmet in front.
Legend: IOHAN . GEORG . D : G . DVX SAX . IVL . CLIV . ET . MONTI : (orb)
Reverse: Large composite coat of arms of Saxony, topped by eight plummed tournament helmets with family decorations ontop.
Legend: SA . ROM . IMP . ARC - HIM . ET ELECT . (acorn on twig) . 16 - 42 .
Comment: Mint master´s initials (C-R) in fields!
Silver thaler, issued under John George as Duke of Saxony (German State) during 1642. 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.
Privy mark: acorn on twig
Mint Place: Dresden (Germany)
Reference: Davenport 7612, KM-425. R!
Denomination: Silver Thaler (this type is also known as Rix Dollar)
Mint Official: Constantin Rothe (C-R, engraver in Dresden for Bautzen)
Weight: 29.05 gram of Silver
Diameter: 44 mm