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2 Ducats - Karol X Gustaw Swedish Occupation
| Issuer | City of Elbing |
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| Year | 1654-1660 |
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| Value | 2 Ducats (390) |
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| Reverse description | Crowned city arms of Elbing at center, flanked on either side by a displayed eagle supporter, all set within a square klippe format. The heraldic composition is enclosed by a circular Latin legend denoting the coin's status as a new gold monetary issue of Elbing. The date 1654 appears within the legend, and the overall design reflects the civic pride of the city during the Swedish occupation period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1654-1660) |
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Elbing — modern Elbląg in northern Poland — was a Hanseatic trading city that passed repeatedly between Polish and Swedish control during the seventeenth century. Charles X Gustav occupied it as part of the First Northern War, and the city's right to strike its own gold coinage under Swedish occupation was a deliberate political concession, acknowledging Elbing's commercial weight and keeping the merchant class cooperative. These ducats circulated alongside Polish and Swedish issues simultaneously, a numismatic consequence of a city that owed loyalty to whoever held the garrison.
The emission spans six years of occupation, ending when Elbing reverted to Polish sovereignty under the Treaty of Oliwa in 1660.