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Talar koronny - Sigismund I the Old Toruń mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Poland |
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| Year | 1533-1540 |
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| Currency | First Złoty (1526-1572) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned bust of Sigismund I the Old in high relief, wearing an ornate crown and fur-trimmed mantle, depicted with characteristic aged features in Renaissance portrait style. The bust is set within a beaded inner circle, with four heraldic shields placed in the angles of the field — including the Polish eagle and Lithuanian arms. The Latin legend is arranged around the outer border, interrupted by the date 1533 at the top. The overall composition reflects the influence of South German taler portraiture of the early sixteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIGISM P REX PO - LONIE M D LITHV & 1533 |
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Poland's crown taler series under Sigismund I emerged directly from the monetary reforms following the Peace of Kraków (1525), as the kingdom sought hard currency capable of competing with the flood of Joachimsthalers crossing from Bohemia and Silesia. The Toruń mint — a former Teutonic Order facility brought under Polish crown control after the Second Peace of Toruń in 1466 — was a deliberate geopolitical choice: striking large silver in a city recently reclaimed from the Order sent an unmistakable message to the Baltic trade networks.
Kopicki 441 and 443 represent distinct die-period variants across this production window, with documented differences in the crown form above the shield.