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Szeląg gdański - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Gdańsk mint
| Issuer | City of Gdańsk (Danzig) |
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| Year | 1657 |
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| Value | 1 Schilling (1 Szeląg) (1⁄90) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the royal cypher of John II Casimir Vasa, comprising the crowned and interlaced monogram 'ICR' (Ioannes Casimirus Rex), flanked by the date 16-57 divided across the field. The monogram is surmounted by a royal crown. A circular beaded inner border frames the central device, with the abbreviated Latin royal legend disposed around the periphery. The overall design is characteristic of the hammered billon schilling coinage struck at the Gdańsk mint in the mid-seventeenth century. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the arms of the City of Gdańsk within an oval shield: two white crosses on a red field beneath a golden crown, enclosed within a decorative cartouche. The shield is surrounded by an ornamental frame. The circumferential Latin legend, disposed within a beaded border, identifies the issuing municipal authority. The composition is typical of civic coinage from the Royal Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth period, reflecting Gdańsk's status as a semi-autonomous city. |
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| Mintage | 1657 |
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