Sigismund III, 18 groschen 1625, Danzig

Mint pieces from the collection of D. Pączkowski. The variation of the letter A in MONETA stamped with a punch of the letter V.

Obverse: coat of arms of Gdansk in a cartouche supported by two lions, in a rope border, above the cartouche an abbreviation of the date -2-5-, in the border a legend beginning with a rosette on two decorative petals:
COIN:CIVIT:GEDANENSIS;

Reverse: bust of Sigismund III Vasa wearing a crown to the right, with the Order of the Golden Fleece on a chain of 7 flints, wearing armor and a cloak studded with jewels, in a rope border, on the sides of the bust the denomination marking I-6, in the rim the legend:
SIGIS:III:D:G:REX-POL-M:D:L:R:PR-;