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3 Thalers - George Frederick I
| Issuer | Jägerndorf, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1599 |
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| Weight | 87.15 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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George Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach acquired the Duchy of Jägerndorf in 1543 through a hereditary arrangement within the Hohenzollern family, and his Silesian holdings placed him at the intersection of Lutheran reform politics and Habsburg administrative pressure for decades. A multiple-thaler issue of this weight — three struck pieces rather than a cast medallic equivalent — required deliberate coordination between the Jägerndorf mint and the estates, making each surviving example a product of specific political will rather than routine production.
Davenport's EC I listing under A9331 reflects the extreme rarity of documented specimens from this emission.