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1 Kreuzer - Christian
| Issuer | Liegnitz-Brieg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1665-1670 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Silesian eagle displayed in the central field, rendered with spread wings and detailed feathering typical of the Piast dynastic coinage of Silesia. The date appears prominently within or above the eagle's body. A circular Latin legend surrounds the eagle, identifying the denomination and nature of the coinage. The overall design follows the conventional small silver (Kreuzer) format of mid-17th century Silesian duchy coinage. |
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Christian of Liegnitz-Brieg ruled one of the last semi-autonomous Piast duchies in Silesia under increasingly tight Habsburg oversight, and his small silver issues reflect the monetary fragmentation that characterized the region throughout the seventeenth century. The Kreuzer denominations of this period circulated alongside a chaotic mix of local and imperial coinage, a situation the Habsburg administration was actively working to rationalize — ultimately at the expense of the minor Silesian dukes themselves.
The Piast line in Liegnitz-Brieg died out with Georg Wilhelm in 1675, just years after this issue, at which point the duchy reverted directly to Habsburg control under the terms long demanded by Vienna.