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Dwudukat gdański - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Gdańsk mint
| Issuer | Mint of Gdańsk (Gdańsk Mint) |
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| Year | 1655-1658 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland, facing right, wearing an ornate plumed helmet crowned with a lion passant, with long flowing curled hair visible beneath. The king is clad in elaborate plate armor with richly decorated pauldrons and a gorget, the workmanship rendered in fine relief characteristic of the Gdańsk hammered gold coinage. The effigy is contained within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential Latin legend reads IOH·CAS·D·G·REX·POL·&·S·M·D·L·R·P· (Joannes Casimirus Dei Gratia Rex Poloniae et Sueciae Magnus Dux Lithuaniae, Russiae, Prussiae), running along the outer border. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOH:CAS:D:G:REX:POL:& S:M:D:L:R: |
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The dwudukat (double ducat) from Gdańsk's mint during this precise window reflects a city under extraordinary pressure. The Swedish invasion of Poland — the "Deluge" — began in 1655, and Gdańsk, though it never fell to Swedish forces, found itself financing Jan II Kazimierz's resistance while simultaneously protecting its own commercial privileges. The city's mint continued striking gold partly as a demonstration of municipal solvency and partly to fund diplomacy.
Kopicki references 7656, 7674, and 7675 distinguish die variants across the four-year span, suggesting sustained production rather than a single emergency issue.