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Szeląg - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Wilno mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1652 |
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| Weight | 1.0 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the Pahonia (Vytis) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania — an armoured knight on horseback advancing to the left, sword raised, with a double-cross shield on the horse's flank — set within a beaded inner circle surmounted by a crown. The surrounding legend, partially visible due to the small flan, incorporates the date 1652 and the mint initial for Wilno (Vilnius). The legend reads partially MONETA MAGNI DVCATVS LITVA, with the date distributed in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA MAGNI DVCATVS LITVA |
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Jan II Kazimierz's early szelong issues from Wilno came at a moment of institutional collapse: the Sejm had been paralyzed by the first successful application of the liberum veto in 1652, the same year this coin was struck, effectively ending legislative function for that session. The mint at Wilno continued producing small silver regardless, since military obligations — particularly against encroaching Muscovite forces ahead of the Deluge — demanded a functioning petty coinage whether or not Warsaw could govern coherently.
Kop. 3580 identifies a specific die pairing within the Wilno szelong sequence. These small-denomination coins circulated brutally and survivors with readable surfaces are genuinely scarce.