Catalog
Talar litewski - Stefan Batory Wilno mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1580 |
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| Reference(s) | Kop#3389 |
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| Reverse lettering | MAG DVX LIT RVS PRVS MAS PR TRA (Translation: ... Grand Duke of Lithuania, Russia, Prussia, Masovia and Prince of Transylvania) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Stefan Batory established the Wilno mint in 1580 specifically to serve the Lithuanian half of the Commonwealth, a politically necessary concession that kept Lithuanian magnates from agitating over Cracow's monopoly on large-denomination coinage. The talar output from Wilno that first year was limited, and Kop. 3389 represents one of the earlier products of a mint still finding its footing with large silver.
Batory's reign saw the talar emerge as the dominant trade coin for commerce with Gdańsk merchants and eastern markets simultaneously — a dual pressure that drove production at both Wilno and Olkusz harder than any previous Polish ruler had managed.