GROSZ KORONNY: COIN OF POLAND
Grosz koronny, 1613: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Ruler: Sigismund III Vasa — King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1587-1632), King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland (1592-1599). The first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa.
SIG III D G REX POL M D L (Latin "Sigismundus III Dei Gratia Rex Poloni, Magnus Dux Lithuani"): Sigismund III, by the grace of God, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania.
The crown as a symbol of the monarch's power.
GROSS REG POLO (Latin "Grossus Regni Poloniae"): grosz of the Kingdom of Poland.
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Poland as part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (on the chest: coat of arms of the Vasa dynasty).
Under the royal coat of arms is the noble Pilawa coat of arms — cross with two ends to the left and three to the right (sign of the Grand Treasury of the crown Baltazar Stanisławski).
Kraków Mint.
- Silver: 21 mm - 1.42 g
- Reference price: 12.5$
COIN GROSZ KORONNY — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- POLAND (POLISH-LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH, 16th-18th centuries): grosz koronny = 1/30 zloty
GROSZ KORONNY as coin name.
Grosz koronny (Polish "Koronny" = "Crown") — historical exclusively Polish silver and, occasionally, copper coin of 1 grosz, minted in the 16th-18th centuries and containing the image of a crown.
The coin grosz (groschen, groš...) was issued at various times by Austria, Germany, Lithuania, Poland... Regarding Poland: in numismatics, a distinction is made between the Kraków grosz (14th century) and, actually, the Polish grosz (from 1526). Grosz koronny can be conditionally distinguished as a separate subtype of the latter. Mostly it is a coin of the period of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In this federal state, Lithuanian grosz and Polish grosz koronny were minted in parallel.
Various numismatic sources refer to this type of grosz from various historical periods. In my opinion, koronny can be considered Polish coins with a denomination of 1 grosz exclusively from the period of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569-1795).
Here is what Wikipedia says about the term "koronny" in this context:
"After the conclusion of the union with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the term Crown of the Kingdom was adopted as a popular and convenient name for the Kingdom of Poland. In contrast to "Lithuania" or the "Grand Duchy", it was called the "Crown" for short. Under this name, the Kingdom became one of the two parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (after the Union of Lublin in 1569)".
In any case, the term "koronny grosz" is rather conventional. It is not directly displayed on any coin. The name of the coin reflects its main plot — the image of a crown.
