Gdansk, double-sided token 1559 WAL with the city coat of arms.
Rare item.
Representative of a group of tokens used in Danzig to settle accounts for work on the city's defensive ramparts.
Obverse: Renaissance cartouche with the coat of arms of the city of Danzig, above it an inscription: WAL, on the sides the numerals 5-9.
Reverse: In the field the numeral 77 and two rosettes.
Literature: CNG 676 similar, but with a decorative frame on the reverse.
Dimensions: 21.3 x 20.4 mm
Condition: 2/2-
