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| Emittent | Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg |
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| Jahr | 1653-1656 |
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| Gewicht | 1.75 g |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Central quartered coat of arms of the Piast Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg, comprising multiple heraldic quarters including the Silesian eagle and the Piast dynastic arms, surmounted by a crowned helmet with elaborate mantling and flanked by supporters. The arms are rendered in fine relief typical of hammered Silesian gold. A continuous circular Latin legend surrounds the shield, identifying the dukes' territorial titles. The date appears integrated into the legend at the top of the reverse. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Georg III, Ludwig IV, and Christian ruled Liegnitz-Brieg jointly as the last male line of the Silesian Piasts — a dynasty that had governed parts of Silesia since the 13th century. The duchy's days were numbered; when Christian died without male heirs in 1672, the Habsburgs absorbed the territory under the terms of a 1537 succession treaty that the Silesian dukes had spent generations trying to circumvent. These joint-reign issues of the early 1650s were struck in the shadow of that legal vulnerability, with the three brothers well aware that imperial pressure on their inheritance was mounting.
Liegnitz-Brieg ducats from this period were produced in small quantities, and the half-ducat denomination is considerably scarcer than the full ducat across all surviving examples.