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5 Ducats - Gustaw II Adolf Swedish Occupation
| Issuer | City of Elbing Mint |
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| Year | 1631 |
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| Value | 5 Ducats (975) |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, facing right, wearing a ruffled lace collar and a crown. The royal effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the armor and facial features. A circular legend in Latin surrounds the bust, divided by the portrait. The field is plain, with the inscription running along the inner border of the coin. |
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| Mintage | 1631 |
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Elbing — modern Elbląg in northern Poland — was a prosperous Hanseatic trading city that came under Swedish military control during the Polish-Swedish War. Gustav II Adolf granted the city the right to strike coinage as a practical measure: paying troops and conducting trade required hard currency, and the Swedish crown was not in a position to supply it reliably from Stockholm. The city mint operated under Swedish authority but drew on local merchant wealth to fund production.
Five-ducat multiples of this period were never intended for ordinary commerce. Pieces like this moved between merchants, commanders, and diplomats. Kop. 9630 is a recognized rarity.