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Grosz litewski - Alexander I Jagiellon Wilno mint
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
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| Year | 1492-1506 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Mintage | ND (1492-1506) |
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Alexander Jagiellon ruled the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1492 following the death of his father Casimir IV, and only became King of Poland in 1501 after his brother Jan Olbracht died without an heir. The Wilno mint operated under his authority throughout both roles, making attribution of individual pieces to his grand-ducal versus royal period a persistent cataloguing problem — the coinage changed little across the transition.
Lithuania's monetary system in this period was under chronic pressure from the ongoing conflict with Muscovy under Ivan III, who was systematically contesting the eastern borderlands. Coin production at Wilno was not merely administrative routine; it was tied directly to the financing of frontier defense.