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Grosz elbląski - Sigismund I the Old Elbląg mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Poland |
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| Year | 1533-1540 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned Polish eagle displayed with spread wings, facing forward, depicted within a beaded inner circle. The eagle is rendered in the characteristic late-medieval hammered style, with detailed feathering on the wings and breast. The surrounding outer legend in Latin, separated by star-shaped stops, reads the royal titulature of Sigismund I. The overall design reflects the heraldic conventions of the Jagiellonian period. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Elbląg — then known as Elbing — operated as a semi-autonomous royal mint under the terms negotiated after the Teutonic Order's defeat in the Thirteen Years' War, and Sigismund I exploited its output aggressively to standardize coinage across Royal Prussia. The grosz issues of this period were central to that project, circulating alongside their Gdańsk and Toruń equivalents as part of a deliberate monetary unification effort following the monetary ordinances of the 1520s.
The Kop.7080–7086 range covers several die variants across the production run, and collectors should note that Elbląg-mint pieces from this reign are frequently found with weak or uneven strikes attributable to the mint's inconsistent die preparation — a documented characteristic rather than a grading consideration.