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5 Ducats - George William
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Prussia, State of |
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| Year | 1634 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1618-1701) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ET E P G C B PO S E & DVX 16 34 L M |
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George William's reign over Brandenburg-Prussia was defined almost entirely by his catastrophic indecision during the Thirty Years' War. He attempted neutrality while Swedish and Imperial armies alternately occupied, plundered, and burned his territories — Berlin itself was garrisoned by Swedish troops from 1631. This five-ducat piece was struck in the thick of that occupation, likely from gold reserves the Elector was desperately trying to preserve or deploy diplomatically rather than see looted.
Multi-ducat presentation strikes of this period frequently served as gifts to military commanders or foreign envoys. The Bahrfeldt reference places this among a small documented group.