Casimir the Jagiellonian [100]
Casimir the Jagiellonian (1447-1492)
Face value: 100 pln
Alloy: 900/1000 Au
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 8 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 2300 pcs
On the edge: smooth
Additional: no
Date of issue: 2003-05-07
Issue price: 560 pln
Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
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Casimir the Jagiellonian (Kazimierz Jagiellonczyk), second son of Vladislaus II (Vladislaus Jagietto) and Sophia (Sonka), daughter of Andrzej, Duke of Holsza, was born on 30th November 1427 in Cracow. He spent his childhood at his mother's court. Following the assassination in 1440 of Sigismund, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Casimir, who was just 12 at the time, was sent out to Lithuania to act as viceroy for his brother, Vladislaus III, King of Poland and Hungary. He was immediately elected Grand Duke by the lords of Lithuania. This act was formally a breach of the act of union between Poland and Lithuania. However, thanks to a series of skilful compromises and an ability to benefit from the rivalry between the various aristocratic houses of Lithuania, in a short time Casimir ...
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