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Museum of money of Feodosia
>> GERMAN EMPIRE (1873 – 1918). >> Silver coins of German Empire (1873 – 1918). >> 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). en.wikipedia.org.
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1.29.12. Souvenir coins of Faroe Islands. 2011.
2.31.12. NBU. Series "UEFA Euro 2012™ Final Tournament". 3.10.01. Kerguelen Islands. 200 Francs. 2011. 4.15.01. 500 francs of Clipperton Island. 2011. 5.19.01. 5 Hryvnias NBU. 'International Year of Forests'. 6.28.01. NBU. 5 Kopiyok 2011. 7.29.01. Souvenir coins of Pitcairn Islands. 8.02.02. Poland. 20 Groszy. Soldier Cooperative of 19th Volyn Uhlan Regiment. 9.05.02. Coins of NBU. Set '20 Years of NBU'. 2011. 10.Commemorative token '20 Years of NBU'. 2011. |
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