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Grosz koronny / bigger type / - Stanisław August Poniatowski Kraków mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1768 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the elaborate royal cipher of Stanisław August Poniatowski, composed of the interlaced initials S and A surmounted by a royal crown, all rendered in high relief. The date 1768 is divided by the monogram, with '17' to the left and '68' to the right. No peripheral legend is present; the design is contained within a plain inner border surrounded by a milled edge. The monogram is executed in a refined Baroque calligraphic style typical of late Polish Commonwealth coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The 1768 grosz koronny belongs to a politically charged retooling of Polish copper coinage pushed through by the Sejm as Poniatowski's reform program ran headlong into noble resistance. The "bigger type" designation distinguishes it from the smaller-flan groszes struck concurrently — a short-lived parallel issue that created considerable confusion in circulation and was abandoned within a few years.
Kraków's mint was already in institutional decline by this date, increasingly sidelined by Warsaw and the Saxon-linked operations at Grodno. That the city struck any copper at all in 1768 reflects stopgap production decisions made under pressure, not a deliberate allocation.