Talar litewski - Stefan Batory Wilno mint

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.