GERMANY. Sachsen-Ernestinische Linie. Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach. Carl August, 1775-1828. Halbtaler 1813 (Silver, 31 mm, 13.95 g, 12 h), Eisenach LS (mint master J. L. Stockmar). CARL AUGUST.H.Z.S.WEIMAR U. EISENACH. Crowned coat of arms within wreath. Rev. *XX* / EINE FEINE / MARK / 1813. in four lines. AKS 3. Jaeger 514. Kahnt 511. Koppe 600. Nicely toned. In NGC encapsulation, graded MS 63. Only one example graded higher. Minor adjustment marks, otherwise, good extremely fine.


Carl August governed as an enlightened absolutist and was the first German ruler to introduce a constitutional charter that guaranteed freedom of the press and the right to free speech. He also went down in history primarily as a friend and patron of Goethe. His reign laid the foundation for the so-called Weimar Classicism. In addition to Goethe, writers and philosophers such as Schiller, Herder, Fichte, Hegel, and Schelling also lived and worked in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.