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1 Ducat - Maximilian I
| Issuer | Teutonic Order |
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| Year | 1612 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Ornate quartered coat of arms surmounted by a crown, displaying the complex heraldic shield of the Teutonic Order and the Habsburg territories. The shield is divided into multiple quarters featuring horizontal bars, a castle, a lion rampant, and the black cross of the Teutonic Order, all rendered with fine engraving detail within a beaded border. The surrounding legend, separated by pellet stops, reads: MAGC·CHAETT·ETORT·EV·P·GER·ITA. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Teutonic Order's Prussian territory had been secularized in 1525 when Grand Master Albert of Brandenburg converted to Lutheranism and transformed the eastern holdings into a hereditary duchy under Polish suzerainty. By 1612, the Order's remaining authority was concentrated in the Holy Roman Empire, and its coinage — struck under Archduke Maximilian, who served as administrator from 1590 to 1618 — reflects an institution fighting to maintain political relevance through the visible assertion of minting rights.
Fr#3379 is genuinely scarce; Friedberg lists no significant surviving population, and auction appearances are infrequent enough that realized prices vary widely.