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3 Kreuzers - Albrecht von Wallenstein
| Issuer | Duchy of Friedland |
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| Year | 1627-1628 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | ALBERTVS . DG (*) DUX . FRIDLAN * |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Wallenstein received the Duchy of Friedland from Emperor Ferdinand II as direct payment for his military services — a feudal transaction that gave him sovereign minting rights he exercised aggressively between 1627 and 1628. His mint at Gitschin operated under considerable pressure, supplying coin to fund an army that at its peak numbered over 100,000 men, largely self-financed through Wallenstein's own territorial revenues and war contributions extracted from occupied lands.
The minting privilege was extinguished when Ferdinand had Wallenstein assassinated at Eger in February 1634, making the entire Friedland coinage a product of fewer than seven years of existence.