This thaler was struck to commemorate the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871. Known as the "Siegsthaler" (Victory Thaler).
This coin symbolically marks both the triumph of Prussia and its allies over France and the unification of Germany under Wilhelm I of Hohenzollern.
Silver '900'.
Light surface hairliness.
Rarer type.
Obverse: bust of King Johann of Saxony facing right
IOHANN V.G.G. KOENIG VON SACHSEN
Reverse: winged figure of Victoria (Victory) on horseback, holding a palm branch and a banner with the Imperial German eagle. Below, the date 1871
EIN THALER XXX EIN PF F
Diameter 33 mm, weight 18.51 g
