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2 Thalers - George Frederick I
| Issuer | Jägerndorf, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1599-1600 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigy of Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg and Duke of Jägerndorf, turned three-quarters to the right, the figure clad in full plate armor and holding a mace over the right shoulder. The bust is rendered in the late Renaissance style characteristic of German princely portraiture of the period. A continuous Latin legend encircles the field, enumerating the ruler's titles. The inscription is separated by decorative stops and heraldic symbols. |
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| Obverse lettering | · MO : NO : ARG : GEOR · F · MAR · BRAN · Ƶ · SL · DVC · ♁ * |
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George Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach administered Jägerndorf as part of the Hohenzollern family's Silesian holdings, a tenure complicated by the duchy's ambiguous status within the Habsburg imperial framework. The double thaler format at this weight places it among the larger presentation-grade issues of the period, likely struck for diplomatic or ceremonial purposes rather than routine commerce. Surviving examples from this two-year emission window are seldom encountered, and the Davenport attribution reflects its acknowledged importance to the German States thaler series.