GRAND DUCHY OF LITHUANIA Coins
Boratynka: Copper Solid of the Polish-Lithuanian State
Illustrated Specimen Details: Lithuanian Boratynka (Solid) Example Specimen: Boratynka (Solidus), 1665 (Grand Duchy of Lithuania) Iconography & Origin: This copper solidus (locally known as a boratynka) was struck in 1665 a…
Dwudenar Coin: Double Denar of Lithuania and Poland
Illustrated Specimen Details: Dwudenar (Grand Duchy of Lithuania) Example Specimen: Dwudenar (2 denar), 1570 — Grand Duchy of Lithuania Design & Dynastic Symbolism: The obverse of this small silver coin displays the stylize…
Polgrosz (Half-Grosz) Coin: Lithuanian Vytis, Polish Eagle
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Polgrosz (Grand Duchy of Lithuania) Example Specimen: Polgrosz (Półgrosz), 1559 — Grand Duchy of Lithuania Design & Symbols: The obverse features the iconic Pahonia (Vytis) — the histor…
Czworak: coin from Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 4 grosze
CZWORAK: COIN OF LITHUANIA Czworak, 1568: Grand Duchy of Lithuania Ruler: Sigismund II Augustus (Polish "Zygmunt II August", Lithuanian "Žygimantas Augustas") — King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. The first ruler of the …
Penyaz: coin (denar) from Grand Duchy of Lithuania
PENYAZ: COIN OF LITHUANIA Penyaz (denar), 1392-1430: Grand Duchy of Lithuania There is information about the production of coins of this type at two mints — the city of Lutsk (modern Ukraine) and Vilna (the modern capital of Lithuania — the city o…
Denaras: coin from Principality of Kyiv (14th century)
DENARAS: COIN OF KYIV (UNDER LITHUANIA) Denaras, 1362-1394: Principality of Kyiv Coin of the Principality of Kyiv (the modern capital of Ukraine) as part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Ruler: Volodymyr Olgerdovych (Lithuanian "Vladimiras Alg…