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Dwudukat toruński - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Toruń
| Issuer | Mint of Toruń (Thorn) |
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| Year | 1655 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and crowned bust of King John II Casimir Vasa facing right, wearing elaborately decorated armour with a chain and order of knighthood visible at the chest, the hair rendered in flowing curls falling to the shoulder. The effigy is boldly struck in high relief, characteristic of mid-17th-century Polish hammered gold coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the portrait, with the Latin royal titulature legend distributed around the periphery reading IOAN: CAS: D: G: REX POL: ET SVE: M: D: L: R: P. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed panoramic cityscape of Toruń (Thorn) as seen from the River Vistula, showing the city's prominent Gothic spires, towers, and fortifications along the riverbank, with sailing vessels depicted on the river in the foreground. Above the cityscape, the royal crown of Poland-Lithuania is shown suspended in the upper field. The entire scene is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin civic legend surrounding it. A triangular device containing a star punctuates the beginning of the legend, which commemorates the striking of the coin from solid gold by the city of Toruń. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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