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2 Thalers - John Christian and George Rudolph
| Issuer | Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg |
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| Year | 1609 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A flat-bottomed, rounded heraldic shield bearing the quartered arms of the Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg, surmounted by three ornate crested helmets with elaborate mantling. The date appears at the conclusion of the Latin legend, which encircles the entire design between beaded borders. The abbreviated date 609 is incorporated into the reverse legend. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John Christian and George Rudolph were the sons of Joachim Friedrich of Liegnitz-Brieg, ruling jointly after their father's death in 1602 — a dynastic arrangement that produced a short but distinct coinage series before the brothers eventually divided their territories. The dual-ruler format on issues like this one was not ceremonial vanity but a legal necessity under Silesian inheritance law, which required co-regency until formal partition could be negotiated.
Silesia's silver output in this period fed directly into the broader Kipper und Wipper debasement crisis that would consume Central European minting within a decade. This 1609 double thaler predates that collapse.