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Talar gdański - Władysław IV Waza Gdańsk mint
| Issuer | Mint of Gdańsk (Danzig) |
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| Year | 1636-1638 |
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| Currency | First Zloty (1573-1795) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The arms of Gdańsk (Danzig) displayed centrally: a crowned oval shield bearing two silver crosses on a red field (rendered in relief), supported on either side by rampant lions facing inward, their forepaws resting on the shield. Above the achievement, two crossed palm or laurel branches are tied together beneath the crown, forming a decorative crest. The date is divided and placed in the lower field beneath the shield, flanked by the mintmaster's initials. The full Latin legend of the city's silver coinage encircles the composition along the outer border. |
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Władysław IV secured Gdańsk's continued minting privileges in exchange for the city's substantial financial contributions to his military campaigns — a quid pro quo that defined much of the Crown's relationship with this semi-autonomous port throughout the 1630s. The city's mint operated under its own administration, and these talers reflect that independence: struck to a consistently high technical standard that Warsaw's own facilities rarely matched during the same period.
The Kopicki references span four distinct die combinations, making date attribution within the 1636–1638 window meaningful rather than incidental.