Poland, Sas Grünthal mint Poland Saxony Grosz 1755 Augustus III - Grünthal mint - copper groschen 3 schillings - Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth - KM 147.1 VF

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Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, copper grosz of 1755, struck under King Augustus III at the Grünthal mint in Saxony. The grosz was worth three szeląg or one thirtieth of a zloty.

Obverse: the bust of Augustus III facing right. The legend reads AVGVSTVS III REX POL for Augustus the Third King of Poland.
Reverse: the crowned coat of arms of Poland, Lithuania and Saxony. Around it the letters EL SAX for Elector of Saxony and the year 1755, with the number 3 below the shield for three szeląg.

References: KM 147.1, Kopicki 2085.

Augustus III was king of Poland and at the same time Elector of Saxony, where he was known as Friedrich August II. Because he ruled both lands, coins for Poland could be made in Saxon workshops. This copper grosz came from the Grünthal mint, which lay in the Ore Mountains at what is now Olbernhau. Large amounts of small copper coin were struck there for daily use in Poland between 1752 and 1758. The crowned shield brings together the arms of Poland, Lithuania and Saxony and shows the personal union of the two states. A coin like this passed through many hands in the markets and inns of the old Commonwealth. It is a simple everyday coin that still carries the full royal title of its ruler.

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