1 Daler - Sigismund of Poland 1594-1598

Weight

28.92 g

Diameter

43 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver (.875)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Armored bust of King Sigismund right, holding sword over right shoulder and globus cruciger in left hand, within beaded circle.

Back design

Crowned quartered shield with arms of Sweden (The Three Crowns), Poland, Folkungs Lion, Lithuania and seal of the House of Vasa superimposed in center, divides two-digit date, all within beaded circle, crown extending through at top.

Year of Minting

1594-1598

King

Sigismund ( 1592-1599 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

Obverse: SIGISMVNDVS * DEI * GRATIA * SVECORVM Reverse: GOTORVM·WANDALORVM·Q·&·POLONIÆ·REX·

Context

Beginning in 1587 with the blessings of Stanislaw Karnkowski, the primate of Poland, Sigismund became King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Livonia and also hereditary king of the Swedes, Goths and Wends; the later titles resulting from his father's claims to the Swedish throne. However it was not until 1594, the year this coin was struck, after having declared Lutheranism as the official religion of Sweden, that Sigismund was crowned King of Sweden. While sharing the same monarch, Poland and Sweden never were politically united, with many in Sweden convinced that Sigismund's ultimate goal was to bring Sweden back into the Catholic fold, much as he did with the Orthodox Church in the Ukraine. That he was allowed to become King of Sweden at all speaks volumes about his power and influence, and while the arrangement lasted but a few short years, it helped define the zenith of Sigismund's reign both within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as well as the surrounding hinterlands.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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