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Trzydukat toruński - Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Toruń mint
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1671 |
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| Value | 3 Ducats |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the heraldic city arms of Toruń — a fortified gate tower with battlements, flanked by decorative elements, rendered in fine relief. The date 1671 appears prominently within the field alongside the city emblem. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition, identifying this as a new gold coin of the city of Toruń: MONETA NOVA AVR CIVITATIS THORVNENSIS. A beaded inner border frames the entire reverse design, consistent with the milled coinage tradition of the Toruń mint. |
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Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki was elected king in 1669 largely because the szlachta wanted a weak, pliable monarch after the turbulent reign of Jan II Kazimierz — and he delivered precisely that. His reign was defined by factional paralysis, an ineffective response to the Ottoman seizure of Podolia, and near-constant conflict between pro-French and pro-Habsburg noble blocs. The Toruń mint, operating under royal privilege in Royal Prussia, produced this triple-ducat during one of the more dysfunctional periods of Commonwealth governance.
Kop. 8373 is a rare type; high-denomination gold issues from Toruń under Michał are infrequently encountered, and the mint's output during his short reign was limited.