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3 Kreuzers - Frederick of Hesse-Darmstadt
| Issuer | Bishopric of Breslau (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1679-1680 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederick of Hesse-Darmstadt was appointed Prince-Bishop of Breslau in 1671 largely through Habsburg influence, part of Vienna's broader effort to consolidate Catholic authority in Silesia following the Thirty Years' War. His coinage is administratively interesting precisely because Breslau's episcopal mint operated with considerable autonomy from the surrounding Hohenzollern and Habsburg secular machinery. The 1679–1680 date range on this type likely reflects a short production window tied to fiscal needs rather than any planned series.
Friedensburg remains the authoritative reference for Silesian episcopal coinage, and his numbering for this type has not been seriously challenged.