Florin of Elbow-high [20]

Florin of Ladislas the Elbow-high

Subject: History of Polish Coin
Face value: 20 pln
Alloy: 925/1000 Ag
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 20000 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2015-03-03
Issue price: 175 pln
The reverse depicts the obverse of the florin of Władysław I the Elbow-high. In the background – image of a seal depicting the king. Along the rim, right-hand – inscription: FLOREN WŁADYSŁAWA ŁOKIETKA (name of the coin).

Designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec
In the foreground – image of a20-zloty coin stylized for a contemporary Polish circulation coin. Left-hand – reverse of the florin of Władysław I the Elbow-high depicting St. Stanislaus wearing a mitre on his head and holding a crosier in his left hand. In the background – portrait of Władysław I the Elbow-high derived from his sepulchral sculpture housed in the Wawel Cathedral.

Designer: Dominika Karpińska-Kopiec

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Florin of Ladislas the Elbow-high

The coinage of Ladislas the Elbow-high (1306 –1333) has transition features. On the one hand, it is inspired by the previous bracteates period, where a dump reigned. On the other hand, it also exhibits characteristics of a coming penny era. These coins are now not single-sided, thin bracteates anymore, they are bilateral denarii. However, according to Ryszard Kiersnowski, the most famous coin “worthy of a place among the most prominent historical monuments of the Polish Middle Ages” is a florin, called ducat in the past. This is the first Polish coin made in gold, which is ahead for about two hundred years of next issues in this ore. The obverse shows the king on the throne, with a crown on his head, and a lily sceptre and a reign apple in his hands. ...

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