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2 Ducats - Sigismund II Augustus Wilno mint
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
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| Year | 1564 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1564 |
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Sigismund II Augustus was the last Jagiellonian ruler of both Poland and Lithuania, and by 1564 he was already negotiating what would become the Union of Lublin five years later — a political merger that would effectively absorb the Grand Duchy into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and extinguish its separate monetary identity. Gold ducats from the Wilno mint during this period were struck in limited quantities for prestige purposes and diplomatic gift-giving rather than general circulation, which explains why survivors in any grade are scarce. The Kopicki reference 3330 places this among the rarer Sigismund Augustus gold issues from Wilno specifically, distinct from the more frequently encountered Kraków and Danzig gold of the same reign.