Obverse: dg fridericvs avgvstvs pr rpl elect sax march lvs. Head of elector frederick augustus ii to the right. Signature haesling f. Below. Reverse: sacramentvm optimo principi dictvm // ab ordinn lvs svp / bvd mdccxxxiii / xx mai. The bautzen city goddess kneeling before the enthroned elector, above it in writing in a band. In the section three lines of writing. Comment: depicts the hereditary homage of the city of bautzen on may 20, 1733, when the key to the city was symbolically handed over to the elector. A copy of the medal in gold is in the dresden coin cabinet. Literature: j. And a. Erbstein, die hofrath engelhardt'sche sammlung sächsischer münzen und medaillen v (1909) no. 1485; otto merseburger collection comprising coins and medals from saxony (1894) no. 1670. Further information about the object can be found here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18248032. Object Type: coin. Date: 1733. Place of creation: Deutschland / , Sachsen / , Dresden?. Dimensions: mass: 14.5 g (0.5 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin. Haesling, Daniel- Huldigung der Stadt Bautzen - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5549087
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