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Trojak koronny - Stefan Batory Olkusz mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1580 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the crowned eagle of the Kingdom of Poland to the left and the charging horseman (Pahonia) of Lithuania to the right, flanking a central shield, with the Roman numeral III above denoting the denomination. Below the heraldic devices, a four-line Latin inscription reads GROS · ARG / TRIP · REG / POLONIAE / · 15 · 80 ·, giving the denomination, kingdom, and date. The composition is characteristic of the trojak type struck under Stefan Batory, with bold lettering filling the field. |
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Stefan Batory's Olkusz mint was reopened specifically to support his military campaigns against Ivan the Terrible, with silver drawn from the nearby Olkusz mines — some of the most productive in Central Europe at the time. The 1580 trojak falls directly within the Livonian War period, when Batory was financing a series of aggressive eastern campaigns that would eventually reclaim Polotsk and push deep into Muscovite territory.
Olkusz production of this type is documented with several die varieties under Igielski's classification, making reference-matching worth the effort on any sharper example.