Attractive presentation. Natural, lightly circulated art in patina.
A distinctive thaler with an artistic portrait of the king, popularly known as an "armorial". A coin, the minting of which "in addition to its economic value also had prestige significance," as Janusz Parchimowicz points out.
An important issue with a rich history, whose creation was preceded by a competition with a series of trials, resulting in stamps made by the outstanding medallicist of the era - Jan Filip Hollzhaeuser. You can read their history on the SAP Silver Coins blog, among others.
Variety with a dot after COLONIEN, without dots after the date and Frederick Silm's initials.
Ex. WCN 40/493 (2009).
Silver, diameter 43.5 mm, weight 27.7 g.
