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Półtorak / 3 Polker - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Poznań mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1661 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | MONE NO (Ślepowron coat of arms) REG POL |
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The półtorak — worth 1.5 groszy — was among the most debased small silver denominations circulating in the mid-seventeenth-century Commonwealth, and by Jan II Kazimierz's reign the coinage situation had become dire. The Swedish invasions known as the Deluge (1655–1660) devastated the Polish monetary system: mints were seized, bullion stocks looted, and the Crown's credit exhausted. The 1661 Poznań issues appeared almost immediately after the Peace of Oliva ended the war, at a moment when restoring any functioning small change was itself a political act.
Górecki's attribution P.61 distinguishes specific die combinations from this mint and year — the Poznań półtoraki of this period are known for variable workmanship reflecting disrupted production schedules.