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Grosz gdański - Sigismund I the Old Gdańsk mint
| Issuer | Royal Polish Mint at Gdańsk |
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| Year | 1535 |
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| Currency | First Złoty (1526-1572) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of King Sigismund I the Old facing right, wearing a crown and royal robes, depicted in a somewhat archaic Renaissance style typical of early sixteenth-century Polish coinage. The effigy is set within a linear inner circle. The surrounding legend reads SIGIS I REX POLO D PRVS, identifying the king as Sigismund I, Rex Poloniae, Dominus Prussiae. The lettering is rendered in Gothic-influenced Latin characters distributed evenly around the coin's periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIGIS I REX POLO D PRVS |
| Reverse description | Central device features the arms of Gdańsk — two silver crosses beneath a golden crown, displayed on a shield — set within a linear inner circle. Above the shield appears the Gdańsk civic lion passant. The surrounding peripheral legend reads GROSSVS CIVI GEDANENSIS 1535, identifying this as a grosz of the city of Gdańsk, with the date of issue incorporated into the legend. The overall design reflects the civic pride and municipal autonomy of Gdańsk within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. |
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