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Złotówka koronna - Stanisław August Poniatowski Warszawa mint
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Warsaw (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) |
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| Year | 1771 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing bust of King Stanisław August Poniatowski occupying the central field, rendered in a neoclassical style with fine hair detail and truncation at the shoulder. The surrounding legend reads STANISLAUS AUG. D. G. REX POL. M. D. L., referencing his royal and grand-ducal titles, with the engraver's initials I.F.H. appearing at the lower truncation. The portrait is executed with restrained elegance characteristic of the Holzhaeusser workshop. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a minting press or assay balance—a mechanical instrument associated with coin weight and quality testing—rendered in profile on a flat ground line, symbolizing the pattern and proof nature of this issue. Above the device, the legend PROBATUM AD PONDUS arcs around the upper field, signifying that the piece was tested and approved to standard weight. The date 1771 appears in the exergue below the central motif, completing the composition. |
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| Mintage | 1771 |
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