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Szóstak gdański - August III Gdańsk mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1760-1761 |
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| Value | 6 Groschens (Szóstak) (1/5) |
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| Reverse description | Two lions rampant as supporters flank a round shield bearing the civic arms of Danzig (Gdańsk). Above the shield, a decorative wreath composed of intertwined palm and bay leaves is displayed. Below the shield, the Roman numeral VI denotes the denomination of six Groschen, flanked by the mintmaster's initials R E Œ. The encircling legend identifies the coin as a silver issue of the City of Danzig. |
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| Mintage | 1760 RE Π- Kopicki 7749 - 1761 RE Π- Kopicki 7752 - |
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The Gdańsk szóstak — a six-groschen piece — was struck at a mint that operated under the city's own municipal authority rather than the royal mint system, a jurisdictional quirk that gave Gdańsk unusual latitude in coin production. By 1760, August III was presiding over a Commonwealth in advanced political dysfunction, and the city's relative autonomy meant its coinage continued largely on commercial logic rather than royal directive. Gdańsk's Baltic trade position made silver sixpences a workhorse denomination for merchant settlement.
Kopicki 7749 and 7752 represent distinct die varieties across the two-year run.