3 Kreuzers - George III
Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg
(Silesia)  |
|---|---|
| Duke |
George III (Georg III) (1651-1672)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1659-1662 |
| Value | 3 Kreuzer (1⁄20) |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.62 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Thickness | 0.70 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 47292 |
| References | KM# 425 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Friedrich Friedensburg, Hans Seger; 1901. Schlesiens Münzen und Medaillen der neueren Zeit = Silesian Coins and Medals of Modern Times. Vereins für das Museum Schlesischer Altertümer, Wrocław, Poland. |
Obverse
Bust of George III within inner circle, legend around and value under bust.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
D G GEORGI DVX SIL L & BREG
3
Unabridged legend: Dei Gratia Georgius Dux Silesiae Ligniciae et Bregensis
Translation: George, by the grace of God, Duke of Silesia, Liegnitz and Brieg.
Reverse
Silesian eagle within inner circle, legend around with date at the end.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MONETA NOVA ARGENT 1661
Unabridged legend: Moneta Nova Argentea
Translation: New silver coinage.
Edge
Plain
Mint
Brieg, modern-day Brzeg, PolandMarks
| CP | Christian Pfahler, Mint Master, Schleswig (1668-1672), Emden (1673-1674), Jever (1674-1691) |
| EW | Elias Weiss, Mint Master, Brieg (1657-1673) |
Comments
KM# is attributed to German states.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1659 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| 1659 | CP | 
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FuS# 1834 Friedrich Friedensburg, Hans Seger; 1901. Schlesiens Münzen und Medaillen der neueren Zeit = Silesian Coins and Medals of Modern Times. Vereins für das Museum Schlesischer Altertümer, Wrocław, Poland. |
0% | |||||||||||
| 1660 | EW |
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33% | ||||||||||||
| 1661 | 28% | ||||||||||||||
| 1661 | EW |
|
33% | ||||||||||||
| 1661 | EW |
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1.6.6.1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| 1662 | 11% | ||||||||||||||
| 1662 | EW | 0% | |||||||||||||
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