Poland 1/4 Thaler(Ort) 1621 Variety

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worldnumis Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 5:35 pm Does anyone know the significance of the number (16) in the obverse legend? It's not part of the date which has all 4 digits on the reverse and it's not the denomination. I have seen only one other also dated 1621 with no explanation. KM is of no help either. Report this Post to the Staff

Groszy Pillar of the Community United States 589 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 6:24 pm The coin was worth 16 groszy. There seems to be some confusion over what 1 Thaler equaled in złoty, since it's common to see 10 groszy as 1/4 thaler, 16 groszy as 1/4 thaler, and 18 groszy as 1/4 thaler. I for one, do not completely know myself. I do know the value of the złoty decreased over time, as the value of the red złoty increased and the silver content of the grosz diminished until it was a copper coin by the fall of the First Republic. <--- Needs to dedicate some time to figuring it all out...someday. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 6:52 pm Nice example of this type. Obverse head detail shows quite clearly. Mine is more like some of those weakly struck shillings sixpences and groats of Elizabeth 1, where the head detail is rather poor, rest of the coin OK. Report this Post to the Staff
aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 12/16/2014 01:43 am Grozy - here is a link to Polish coins between the years 966 - 1840 which you may find interesting:- http://home.golden.net/~medals/staremoneta.html Report this Post to the Staff
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