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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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| Value | Talar = 30 Groszy |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Right-facing youthful crowned bust of Sigismund Augustus, son of Sigismund I, rendered in high relief within a beaded inner circle. Four heraldic shields — including the Polish eagle and additional royal arms — are disposed in the four quadrants of the field surrounding the portrait. The circumferential Latin legend identifies the prince as the second son and heir to the Polish throne. The reverse composition mirrors the obverse in its Renaissance medallic style, emphasizing dynastic continuity. |
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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.