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Dziesięciotalar koronny - Sigismund III Vasa Bydgoszcz mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1621 |
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| Value | 10 Thalers (Dziesięciotalar) (80) |
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| Reverse description | Large, elaborately detailed quartered royal coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth surmounted by an ornate closed crown, supported on either side by decorative scrollwork and heraldic supporters. The quartered shield displays the arms of Poland (White Eagle), Lithuania (Pahonia), and the Vasa dynastic arms, among others. The date 1621 appears above the crown in the field. The coin is framed by a continuous wreath border matching the obverse. The circular Latin legend reads: MAGNVS DVX LITVANIÆ RVSS PRVSS MAS SAM LIVON ZC. |
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| Reverse lettering | MAGNVS·DVX·LITVANI·RVSS·PRVSS·MAS·SAM·LIVON·ZC |
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The 10-thaler denomination was effectively a prestige strike — produced not for commerce but for diplomatic gifts and court presentation. Sigismund III was an aggressive patron of large-module coinage, partly to assert Polish dynastic ambitions in Sweden, a throne he had lost in 1599 but never formally relinquished. The Bydgoszcz mint, operating under lease arrangements common to Commonwealth monetary administration, was one of the few facilities capable of handling the die pressure required for such a heavy flan.
Kop. 1449 is among the rarest entries in Kopicki's catalogue for this reign.