⅓ Thaler - George Christian

George Christian ruled East Frisia under imperial suzerainty during a period of persistent succession disputes that plagued the county through much of the seventeenth century. The Cirksena dynasty's grip on the territory was never entirely secure, and coinage issued under individual counts served a partly political function — asserting authority over a region that larger neighbors, particularly the Dutch Republic and Brandenburg, watched with undisguised interest.

KM#101 spans five years of issue, suggesting continuous production rather than a single commemorative run. East Frisian silver coinage of this period drew on bullion flows connected to North Sea trade networks, and the ⅓ Thaler denomination saw wide regional use across the Lower Saxon Circle.