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| Uitgever | Münsterberg-Oels, Duchy of |
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| Jaar | 1619-1620 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Half-length armored bust of Henry Wenceslaus facing right, clad in plate armor. The surrounding legend is interrupted by a small central shield of arms positioned at left, top, and right, with two additional armorial shields displayed in the lower field. The inscription reads in Latin around the periphery. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | D. G. HEINRICUS WENCESLAUS. ET. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Henry Wenceslaus and Charles Frederick I ruled Münsterberg-Oels jointly as Piast dukes under Bohemian suzerainty — a dynastic arrangement that made co-regency thalers a practical necessity rather than a ceremonial curiosity. This issue falls precisely at the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War, which began in Bohemia in 1618 with the Defenestration of Prague. The duchy's Protestant allegiance placed it in immediate political jeopardy as Habsburg forces moved to reassert Catholic authority across Silesia.
The two-year span of this type reflects the brevity of the joint reign before the political situation foreclosed further independent coinage.