A typologically sought-after, collector-prized coin.
The decision to mint it was made in December 1792, in Grodno, during the Confederation. According to the author of the SAP Silver Coins blog, a decree was made at that time to"establish a medal for defenders of the Republic and mint thalers under this stamp." The author of the stamps was the then chief medallicist of the Warsaw mint, Jan Jakub Reichel, in which these thalers were also minted.
The only commemorative thaler of the time of King Stanislaw August.
The Targowicki thaler is the coin behind the history of the Targowicki Confederation. A conspiracy of magnates and Russia against the reforms of the May 3 Constitution. Being the only monetary souvenir of those events.
A nice, naturally circulated piece, without unusual flaws.
Its issue is unique against the background of the entire minting of the Republic. It is a thaler minted against the king, making it the only thaler of the Poniatowski era not to have a royal portrait on the obverse. It has a propaganda character, which is well reflected in the translations of the obverse inscriptions:
"To the citizens whose love of country caused them to strive to defend the freedom of Poland, destroyed by the conspiracy of May 3, 1791 - the Republic rising", and in the rim:"gratitude of fellow citizens an example for posterity."
Two pairs of stamps were made for their minting. The present one is a variety with a five-pointed star, and the reverse with IUNCTAE pointing between the letters M and A.
Silver, diameter 41 mm, weight 27.3 g.
