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Półtalar koronny - Stanisław August Poniatowski Warszawa mint
| Issuer | Warsaw Mint (Mennica Warszawska) |
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| Year | 1767-1782 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The quartered arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth displayed on a large shield at centre, featuring the White Eagle of Poland and the Pursing Knight (Pahonia) of Lithuania in the principal quarters, with the Ciołek bull passant of the Poniatowski family in an inescutcheon at the heart of the shield. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown and encircled by a wreath composed of oak branches to the left and laurel branches to the right. The circular legend around the periphery reads XX EX MARCA PURA COLONIEN, indicating the fineness standard of 20 half-talers per Cologne mark of pure silver, with the date 1768 divided across the upper field and the mintmaster's initials I·S· (Jan Szmit) appearing below the shield separated by an ornamental star. |
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The półtalar series spans the most turbulent stretch of Poniatowski's reign — the years that opened with the Radomska Confederation of 1767, saw the First Partition ratified in 1773, and closed as Russian influence over the Sejm had become effectively absolute. Poniatowski had been placed on the throne by Catherine II in the first place, a fact that colored every fiscal and monetary decision his government attempted.
The Warsaw Mint operated under chronic financial strain throughout this period, and die quality varied considerably across the run — accounting for the wide Kop reference spread from 2427 through 2444.