Second vintage of thalers of the Duchy of Warsaw.
Obverse: head of Prince Frederick Augustus facing right with hair tied with a ribbon
FRID AVG REX SAX DVX VARSOV
Reverse: crowned two-field shield with the Polish Eagle and the coat of arms of Saxony, girdled with palm branches, above the date 18-12 divided by a crown, below the branches are the initials IB of Jakub Benik, below the name of the denomination TALAR
Diameter 38 mm, weight 22.23 g
In 1807, the Duchy of Warsaw was created from part of the lands of the Prussian partition, which was established under the Treaty of Tilsit, signed on July 7 and 9, 1807 by the French Empire, the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. The creation of the Duchy of Warsaw was made possible by the victories of Napoleon Bonaparte's troops over the forces of the anti-French coalition. Another extremely important factor was the success of the Greater Poland Uprising, which broke out in 1806 in the Prussian partition. The first ruler of the Duchy of Warsaw was Frederick Augustus, a king very dependent on the Kingdom of Saxony. In 1810, on his orders, the Warsaw Mint resumed its operations, minting gold, silver and copper coins until 1815.
