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1 Thaler - George III, Ludwig IV and Christian
| Issuer | Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1651-1652 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central quartered coat of arms of the Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg, combining the Silesian eagle and the Piast checkerboard, surmounted by three ornate crowned helmets with elaborate mantling and crests — including a further eagle and a checkerboard crest. The shield is supported on either side by rampant lions amid rich baroque acanthus scrollwork. The encircling Latin legend reads DUCES·SILESIAE:LIGN ET. BREGENES with the date 1651, and the mintmaster's initials VT appear in the lower field. The whole design is enclosed within a reeded outer border consistent with the milled coinage practice of the Brieg mint. |
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Liegnitz-Brieg was one of the last Silesian duchies to maintain a degree of genuine autonomy under Piast rule, and this joint coinage — issued under three brothers simultaneously — reflects the awkward inheritance arrangement that followed the Thirty Years' War. The duchy had been economically gutted by decades of Swedish, Imperial, and Brandenburg troop movements across Silesian territory, and the resumption of thaler coinage in 1651 was partly a reassertion of dynastic legitimacy as much as a practical monetary act.
The Piast line in Silesia died out entirely in 1675 when Georg Wilhelm, the last duke, died without issue. Habsburg absorption followed immediately.