Polnisch-Litauisches Commonwealth Czterodukat gdański - Władysław IV Waza, 1645

4 Ducats aus Polnisch-Litauisches Commonwealth. Ausgegeben 1645. Geprägt in Gold. Durchmesser 37 mm, Gewicht 13.89 g.

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Crowned bust of King Ladislaus IV facing right, wearing crown, ornamented armor on which broad, mace-trimmed collar and chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. (Władysław IV, by grace of God the King of Poland and of the Swedes, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia and Prussia)

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Panorama of fortified Gdańsk with several identifiable structures: the main town hall; the churches of St. Mary and St. John; the city gates and fortifications. Below, oval escutcheon with Gdańsk coat of arms held by lions, topped with branches of palm and vine. On sides, date and initials of the Gerhard Rogge, leaseholder of the mint of Gdańsk from 1639 to 1656. At the top, Hebrew inscription with rays, symbolic of the divine protection over the city, which had managed to escape the Thirty Years' War unscathed. (The city of Gdańsk was made of solid gold.
Jehovah)