Highly desired ducat struck in Dresden in 1719 to commemorate the marriage of Crown Prince Frederick Augustus (the future Augustus III of Saxony) with Archduchess Maria Josepha of Habsburg. This event was of great political importance, strengthening the ties between the Wettin dynasty and the Habsburgs, and confirming the prestige of the Saxon house on the European stage.
Variant with the initials IGS of Johann Georg Schomburg, mintmaster of the Dresden mint between 1716 and 1734.
The coin, symbolizing the indissoluble marital union, belongs to the rare and highly regarded commemorative issues of the reign of Augustus II the Strong.
Slightly bent, yet fresh with strong natural luster on the fields, with mirrored elements on the legend side.
An impressive historical keepsake from the beginnings of the Saxon dynasty’s rule in Poland, sought after among collectors of coins connected with the Wettins and the Habsburgs.
Obverse: two flaming hearts bound by a thread, drawn together by two hands visible at the sides.
Legend: INDISSOLVBILITER (“Indissolubly”).
Reverse: inscription in nine lines:
SIGNATIS PACT CONIVG INTER SER PRINC REG POL ET ELECT SAXON ET SER PRINC R HVNG BOH ET ARCHIDVC AVSTR VIENNAE A MDCCXIX
(“On the marriage agreement between the Most Serene Prince, Crown Prince of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and the Most Serene Princess, Royal Princess of Hungary and Bohemia and Archduchess of Austria. Vienna 1719”).
Gold, 22 mm, 3.45 g
