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Silver Coin of Sigismund III Vasa

Silver Coin of Sigismund III Vasa

Period: 1611 Origin: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth · Krakow Mint Material: Silver

Silver coin of Sigismund III Vasa (reigned 1587–1632), minted in Krakow in the year 1611. Sigismund ruled the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the height of its power and was simultaneously elected King of Sweden. The obverse shows the Polish eagle; the reverse bears the king's crowned monogram with the legend SIG·III·D·G — REX·PO — M·D, abbreviating his royal titles.