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Dukat koronny - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Bydgoszcz mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1661 |
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| Weight | 3.49 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central quartered shield bearing the arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, featuring the Polish White Eagle, the Lithuanian Pursuer (Pahonia), the Sheaf of the Vasa dynasty, and additional heraldic charges, all surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is encircled by an ornate wreath or torc border. The surrounding circular Latin legend reads MON AVREA REG POL 1661 T - T, with the mintmaster's initials T-T (Tomasz Tymf) flanking the date. The overall composition is typical of the elaborate heraldic reverse designs employed on Commonwealth gold ducats of this period. |
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Jan II Kazimierz abdicated in 1668 after a reign defined by catastrophe — the Swedish Deluge, Cossack uprisings, Muscovite invasion, and a treasury so depleted that gold coinage became increasingly sporadic. The 1661 Bydgoszcz dukat falls within a narrow window of relative stabilization following the 1660 Treaty of Oliva, when the mint at Bydgoszcz resumed meaningful gold production after years of wartime disruption.
Bydgoszcz operated intermittently through this period, and its gold output for 1661 was limited. Kopicki 1878 is among the scarcer Commonwealth dukat references for this reign.