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1 Ducat - Johann Christian and Georg Rudolf
| Issuer | Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1605 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigies of the co-rulers Johann Christian and Georg Rudolf facing one another yet each directed toward the viewer, the left figure being notably larger than the right; both figures are rendered in period military dress with elaborate armor detail. The dual portrait composition is contained within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend disposed around the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Johann Christian and Georg Rudolf were the sons of Joachim Friedrich of Liegnitz-Brieg, and this joint issue reflects the co-regency arrangement that governed the duchy following their father's death in 1602. Silesian ducal coinages of this period operated under the nominal suzerainty of the Habsburg emperor, and the Piast dynasty's right to mint in gold was both a privilege and a political statement — one the Habsburgs would eventually terminate when the male Silesian Piast line died out in 1675, reverting the duchy to direct imperial control.
Friedberg 3142 is scarce in any grade. Johann Christian later converted to Calvinism, complicating his relationship with Vienna for the remainder of his reign.