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1 Guldenthaler/ 60 Kreuzers - George Frederick I
| Issuer | Duchy of Jägerndorf (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1567 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1567 |
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George Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach acquired Jägerndorf through inheritance in 1543 and spent much of his tenure navigating the fractious politics of Silesian ducal sovereignty under Habsburgs overlordship. The guldenthaler coinage of this period reflects the broader standardization pressures following the 1559 imperial coinage ordinance, which attempted — with limited success — to harmonize thaler-weight silver issues across the fragmented German states. Silesian mints remained notoriously resistant to compliance.
Davenport's SG#67 attribution places this among a small documented group of Jägerndorf issues from the 1560s, a decade during which the duchy's output was modest and survival rates correspondingly low.