The Malbork mint operated for a relatively short time during the period of the Polish
Kingdom. Its activity was written with a strong accent in the history of Polish
numismatics. Coins were issued there during the reigns of three rulers of
Poland: Stefan Batory, Sigismund III and Jan II Casimir. A contemporary
numismatist, wishing to own coins minted under the stamp of Stefan Batory,
can only be tempted by shekels, as other denominations are very rare,
which, of course, translates into their price. Only the period of Sigismund III Vasa
provides greater scope for collecting. In the years 1592-1601 the mint
worked with greater intensity, and trojaks and
sixpacks.
Malbork coins are a small part of the entire history of Polish
trojaks, however, they are an important part of numismatics due to the quality of
of their minting. This had to do with the invention of Hanusz Sztypel, head of the mint of the
princely mint in Königsberg, who constructed a minting machine. It stamped
coins by means of two cylinders rotating in opposite directions,
between which a strip of coinage sheet was moved. Thanks to the roller press
significantly increased the quality and efficiency of coin production. Malbork Trojaks
are characterized by excellent legibility, repeatability of minting, artistry of workmanship
and the characteristic marks of the lessee and the mintmaster: the ring and the
triangle.
To date, there has been a lack of a new publication devoted to trojaks stamped
at the Malbork mint. The last study dealing with this subject is
"Catalogue of Polish Trojaks" by Tadeusz Iger, published in Warsaw in 2008.
It contains only the basic varieties and variants of trojak stamps
Malbork.
Using the knowledge gained over many years of research on Malbork trojaks
Malbork trojaks, the author has compiled a catalog that describes in detail their
varieties and variants of stamps and examples of errors in their identification. The work
is illustrated with a wealth of high-resolution photographs, which greatly
makes it much easier for collectors to assign a coin to a given variety or variant
variant.
The item is addressed primarily to those collecting trojaki
Malbork trojacks, but also to all who wish to expand their knowledge in the subject of
the subject of the history of Polish numismatics.
