Poland, Wladyslaw IV, Gdansk, red gold ("ducat"), 1648, men. Gdansk

Av. VLAD:IIII D:G:R:POL-&SUEC:M:D:L-R:P-; bust of king wearing crowned, lace collar lined with ornate armor; chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece extends from under collar with badge hanging on breast; fur coat on shoulder.

Rv. MON:AUREA CIVITATIS GEDANEN:1648; oval shield with the coat of arms of Gdansk surmounted by a flower with four leaves, held by two lions: one sideways, the other looking straight ahead; the lions stand on a cornice interrupted by an arabesque, above it G - R; imprints of minor chipping of the mint stamp, usual in this vintage.

Gold, 3.48 g, 24.4 mm. Kopicki 7595 (R3); Parchimowicz (2006) 1854e; Czapski 1872 (R1), Tyszkiewicz 20 mk.

Condition II+, large portions of mirror, traces of light bending. By the eye of the king an imperfect bump (the sheet has slightly sunk into the lion on the other side).