Definition

• The name given to a Po- lish Thaler, issued at Thorn, in 1629, to commemorate the gallant defence of that city against the Swedes under General Wrangel. There are a number of minor varieties, all exhibiting a view of the city in flames, and the inscription FIDES ET CON- STANTIA PER IGNEM PROBATA.

Quelle

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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