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1 Thaler - Christian
| Issuer | Liegnitz-Brieg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1666-1672 |
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| Weight | 28.65 g |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRISTIANVS. D.G. DVX. SILESIÆ. LIGNICE(NSIS). |
| Reverse description | The crowned Silesian eagle displayed in the central field, with the regnal date divided by the crown at the top of the coin in the outer margin. The mintmaster's initials appear within an oval cartouche at the bottom of the field. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the continuous Latin peripheral legend. |
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Christian of Liegnitz-Brieg ruled under the long shadow of Habsburg pressure to reclaim Silesian duchies for the imperial crown. The Piast line governing Liegnitz-Brieg had survived longer than most Silesian branches, but Christian died in 1672 without a male heir, and the Habsburgs absorbed the duchy almost immediately under the terms of a succession treaty the Silesian Piasts had been maneuvering around for decades. These thalers were struck knowing the dynasty was running out of time.