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Dwudukat koronny - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Kraków mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1659 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate crowned quartered coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at center, featuring the Polish eagle and Lithuanian Pursuer (Pogon) in alternating quarters, with a central escutcheon bearing the Vasa dynasty's dynastic arms. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by decorative elements. The date 1659 appears in the legend, with the circular Latin inscription reading MONETA REGIA POLONIAE running along the outer rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Jan II Kazimierz issued this coin during one of the most catastrophic decades in Polish history — the period Poles call the "Potop," or Deluge, when Swedish, Russian, Brandenburger, and Transylvanian forces simultaneously ravaged the Commonwealth. Royal finances were in ruins. The Kraków mint operated under severe constraint, and gold coinage from this period is scarce precisely because bullion was being consumed by war levies and ransom payments rather than coinage.
Kopicki 1906 is a recognized attribution, though die marriages for this type vary and close examination of the mintmaster's mark remains worthwhile for precise cataloging.