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Dukat koronny - Władysław IV Waza Bydgoszcz mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1641-1642 |
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| Reference(s) | Kop#1529, Kop#1530, Kop#1531, Kop#1532, Kop#1533 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned bust of Władysław IV Waza, depicted with long flowing hair and a full beard, wearing an ornate royal crown and richly decorated armour with a mantle visible at the shoulder. The effigy is rendered in high relief in a naturalistic Baroque style. A beaded inner border separates the bust from the surrounding circular Latin legend. The mint mark of Bydgoszcz appears in the lower field beneath the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | VLAD 4 DG REX POL M D LIT RVS PR M |
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Władysław IV authorized ducats from Bydgoszcz during a period when he was aggressively pursuing war against the Ottomans — a campaign the Sejm repeatedly refused to fund. The king's efforts to finance military operations through alternative means, including pushing mint output, ultimately collapsed when the nobility blocked his war plans entirely in 1646. These Bydgoszcz ducats thus predate that political humiliation by only a few years.
The five Koperecki references covering just two years of production indicate meaningful die variety across this short run — not unusual for Bydgoszcz, a mint known for inconsistent die preparation throughout the mid-seventeenth century.