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KINGDOM OF SAXONY.
The Kingdom of Saxony was a state in Germany, lasting between 1806 and 1918. Its capital was Dresden.
Before 1806 Saxony was part of the Holy Roman Empire. The rulers of Electorate of Saxony had held the title of elector for several centuries. When the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved following the defeat of Emperor Francis II by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz, the electorate was raised to the status of an independent kingdom with the support of France, then the dominant power in Central Europe. The last elector of Saxony became King Frederick Augustus I. Following the defeat of Saxony's ally Prussia at the Battle of Jena in 1806, Saxony joined the Confederation of the Rhine, and remained within the Confederation until its dissolution in 1813 with Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Leipzig. Following the battle, in which Saxony – virtually alone of the German states – had fought alongside the French, King Frederick Augustus I was considered to have forfeited his throne by the allies.
This was probably more due to the Prussian desire to annex Saxony than to any crime on Frederick Augustus's part, and the fate of Saxony would prove to be one of the main issues at the Congress of Vienna. In the end, 40% of the Kingdom, including the historically significant Wittenberg, home of the Protestant Reformation, was annexed by Prussia. The Kingdom also joined the German Confederation, the new organization of the German states to replace the Holy Roman Empire.
During the 1866 Austro-Prussian War, Saxony sided with Austria and it nevertheless joined the Prussian-led North German Confederation. With Prussia's victory over France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, the members of the Confederation were organized by Otto von Bismarck into the German Empire, with Wilhelm I as its Emperor. John I, as Saxony's incumbent king, was subordinate and owed allegiance to the Emperor, although he, like the other German princes, retained some of the prerogatives of a sovereign ruler, including the ability to enter into diplomatic relations with other states.
The rulers, who struck coins (in Germany Empire):
• Reign: 29.10.1873 – 19.06.1902 – Albert I (born: 23.04.1828 – died: 19.06.1902),
• Reign: 19.06.1902 – 15.10.1904 George (born: 08.08.1832 – died: 15.10.1904),
• Reign: 15.10.1904 – 13.11.1918 – Friedrich August III (born: 25.05.1865 – died: 18.02.1932).

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	Denomination: 5 Mark Year: 1902 Material: Silver Description: Commemorative coin, dedicated to Death of Albert. Obverse: Portrait of the King Albert (1873 – 1902) right. Semicircular inscription: ALBERT KOENIG VON SACHSEN. 24.IV.1828 – 19.VI.1902. Beneath it – mint mark 'E' (Muldenhutten). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1902 ∙ FÜNF MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Mintage: 100 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: – Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of the King George (1902 – 1904) right. Semicircular inscription: GEORG KOENIG VON SACHSEN. Beneath it – mint mark 'E' (Muldenhutten). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH ∙ ZWEI MARK, year of issue. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. This type of coin has been struck in 1903, 1904, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 5 Mark Year: 1904 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of the King George (1902 – 1904) right. Semicircular inscription: GEORG KOENIG VON SACHSEN. Beneath it – mint mark 'E' (Muldenhutten). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH ∙ FÜNF MARK ∙ 1904. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. This type of coin has been struck in 1903, 1904, was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1904 Material: Silver Description: Commemorative coin, dedicated to Death of George. Obverse: Portrait of the King George (1902 – 1904) right. Semicircular inscription: GEORG KOENIG VON SACHSEN. 8.VIII.1832 – 15.X.1904. Beneath it – mint mark 'E' (Muldenhutten). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1904 ∙ ZWEI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. Mintage: 150 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany
	Denomination: 5 Mark Year: 1904 Material: Silver Description: Commemorative coin, dedicated to Death of George. Obverse: Portrait of the King George (1902 – 1904) right. Semicircular inscription: GEORG KOENIG VON SACHSEN. 8.VIII.1832 – 15.X.1904. Beneath it – mint mark 'E' (Muldenhutten). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1904 ∙ FÜNF MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Mintage: 37 200. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany

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