1 Ducat - Albert

Brandenburg-Ansbach operated as a cadet branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, and Albert's ducats from this period reflect the fractured sovereignty of the post-Westphalian German territories — dozens of minor princes asserting the right to strike gold coinage as a signal of standing rather than commercial necessity. Surviving examples in clean condition are uncommon; the principality's output was modest, and gold of this size circulated actively across the Rhine trade networks.

Friedrich Haas's reference Fr#330 groups this issue without distinguishing annual die variations, meaning date-specific examples outside the major collections remain incompletely cataloged.