Friedrich August II, 8 groscehn 1753 - NGC MS63

An exquisite mint piece.

Obverse: crowned bust of the king in armor and cloak, with the Order of the Golden Fleece on his chest, to the right, in the rim the legend:
D:G-AVGVSTVS-III-REX-POLONIARUM;

Reverse: crowned five-field escutcheon with the coats of arms of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the coat of arms of Saxony surmounted by the Elector's mitre, banded from below with a palm wreath, 7 leaves on the sides, between the branches the denomination mark 8 GR, surrounded by legend:
SAC:ROM:IMP:ARCHIM:ET ELECT:1754-;