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Półtalar - Gustaw II Adolf Swedish Occupation
| Issuer | City of Elbing (Elbląg) Mint |
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| Year | 1628 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of the City of Elbing, featuring a cross on a divided field, set within an ornate wreath or cartouche. The circular Latin legend around the shield identifies this as a new coinage of the city. The reverse is struck on the same square klippe flan, with the legend running along the inner border of the diamond-shaped planchet. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Elbing had been a Hanseatic city of considerable commercial weight before Swedish forces occupied it in 1626 during the Polish-Swedish War. Gustaw II Adolf used the city's mint rights pragmatically — striking coinage in his name but acknowledging local authority enough to keep merchant cooperation intact. The occupation lasted until the Truce of Altmark in 1629, making the window for this issue extremely narrow.
Kopicki 9632 is among the scarcer documented varieties from the Elbing occupation series. The short minting window and the city's reversion to Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth jurisdiction shortly after explain why survivors in any condition are infrequently encountered.