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2 Thalers - George Frederick I
| Issuer | Jägerndorf, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1589-1591 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | · MO : NO : ARG : GEOR · F · MAR · BRAN · Ƶ · SL · DVC · |
| Reverse description | A floriated cross occupying the full field, with the quartered Hohenzollern arms — displaying alternating black and white (or silver and sable) quarters — emblazoned on a central shield at the crossing. A small shield of arms is placed in each of the four angles formed by the cross. The date is divided by the mintmaster's symbol and appears at the top of the design. The reverse legend, a biblical verse from Romans 8:31, encircles the entire composition within a beaded border. |
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George Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach acquired Jägerndorf in 1523 and held it as a Silesian duchy under Hohenzollern administration — an unusual arrangement that placed a Lutheran prince in nominal fealty to the Habsburg emperor throughout the confessional tensions of the later sixteenth century. These large double thalers were struck across a three-year window, likely tied to regional silver availability rather than a single minting campaign.
Davenport's attribution to this type reflects the broader GT I classification for German States double thalers, where Jägerndorf issues are among the scarcer Silesian entries.