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Dukat koronny - Sigismund III Vasa Kraków mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1587-1632 |
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| Reference(s) | Kop#1394 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A rectangular tablet bearing a multi-line Latin inscription fills the central field, a distinctive design characteristic of Polish ducats of this period. The tablet is surrounded by an ornamental wreath or floral border. The inscription records the king's full royal titles spanning Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden. |
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Sigismund III's accession in 1587 was contested from the start — Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg invaded Poland to press his own claim and was only stopped at the Battle of Byczyna in January 1588. Ducats struck in the opening years of the reign were produced against this backdrop of genuine dynastic instability, and the Kraków mint operated under pressure to assert the legitimacy of the new king through coinage as much as through military means.
Kop#1394 covers a long run, and significant die variation exists across the reign's 45 years.