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Ducat - Karol X Gustaw Swedish Occupation
| Issuer | City of Elbing (Elbląg) Mint |
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| Year | 1654-1660 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROL • GVSTAV • D • G • REX |
| Reverse description | The arms of the City of Elbing (Elbląg) displayed on an ornate baroque cartouche surmounted by an angel's head (cherub) at the top centre. The shield bears the city's traditional arms featuring a cross and chequered elements, surrounded by elaborate foliate and scroll ornament in high relief. The mintmaster's initials NH appear below the shield in the lower field. The circular Latin legend reads MON • AVREA • CIVI • ELBINGE • 1657, denoting this as the golden coinage of the City of Elbing. |
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Elbing — now Elbląg in northern Poland — came under Swedish control during the First Northern War, when Karl X Gustav swept through Royal Prussia in 1655 as part of the catastrophic Polish collapse known as the Deluge. The city's mint, which had operated under Polish royal privilege, continued striking gold under Swedish occupation authority, producing ducats that reflect the city's peculiar administrative limbo: nominally autonomous, practically occupied. Kopicki distinguishes at least three die varieties across this run, suggesting continuous if modest production through the occupation years rather than a single emergency issue.