R-, Sigismund III Vasa, Shelter 1601, Cracow.

The first shilling minted at the Cracow mint, using cylinders. Stylistically identical to the Malbork issue of the same year. Tools from the Malbork mint, after its closure, were still used in Cracow that year, of which the offered shellac is the best example. A rare and sought-after shellac, of undervalued rarity in catalogs.