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Trzydukat gdański - Władysław IV Waza Gdańsk mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1641 |
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| Currency | First Zloty (1573-1795) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Gdańsk Mint |
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The triple ducat was never a denomination intended for everyday commerce — pieces like this one were struck for presentation, diplomatic gift-giving, and large mercantile settlements, particularly in Gdańsk where the city's Baltic trade wealth made such high-value gold multiples both practical and prestigious. Władysław IV maintained an unusually close relationship with the Gdańsk mint, using it to produce show pieces that reinforced royal authority in a city that jealously guarded its semi-autonomous status under the Commonwealth.
Kop. 7554 is among the rarer die marriages for this type. At 10.5g across a broad flan, these pieces were vulnerable to edge damage and test cuts from merchants verifying gold content — survivors in clean condition are correspondingly scarce.