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Szeląg litewski - Jan II Kazimierz Waza Kowno mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1665 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of King John II Casimir Vasa facing right, with flowing hair, set within a circular Latin legend. The portrait is rendered in a crude but characteristic hammered style typical of Commonwealth copper coinage of the period. The legend reads IOAN CAS REX with the mintmaster's initials G.F.H. disposed around the effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOAN CAS REX G.F.H. IOAN C(S)AS REX G.F.H. |
| Reverse description | The Vytis (Pahonia), the mounted knight of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, depicted charging to the right atop a horse, with sword raised and a shield on the left arm; the figure is rendered in bold relief characteristic of hammered copper coinage. A royal crown appears at the top of the field. The circular Latin legend surrounding the central device references the Grand Duchy of Lithuania along with the date 1665, and some die varieties incorporate the Kryszpin mintmaster's arms as a die-break or privy mark within the legend. |
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