Three young brothers share the face of this 1595 Saxony taler, and the eldest among them was a boy elector. Christian II inherited the Saxon electorate in 1591 at the age of eight, so his name leads the legend while a regent governed in his place. Saxony struck its talers from Erzgebirge silver, which made the duchy one of the richest coining states in Germany. Pieces of this three brothers type circulated hard, and examples with clear portraits are not easy to locate today.

The obverse shows the three brothers in half length, each in an elaborate ruffed collar, with Christian II at the center and Johann Georg I and August flanking him. The date 1595 is split beside the central portrait, while the surrounding legend names all three princes. On the reverse a large quartered shield gathers the many territorial arms of the Saxon house, with the crossed electoral swords at its heart. Crowned helmets and mantling crowd the field, and the legend FRAT ET DVCES SAXON closes the design.

NGC graded this taler AU-53, and the grade leaves most of the detail intact across the faces, collars, and heraldry. Light wear touches the high points, while even gray toning covers both sides with brighter silver showing around the devices. The coin carries the HB mark of Dresden mintmaster Hans Biener and matches Davenport 9820. Large German silver of this era often comes softly struck or heavily worn, so a piece that reads this clearly has strong eye appeal for the grade. A welcome addition to any collection of German states talers.

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