The donation was made by the outstanding Gdańsk medalist Samuel Ammon, who cast it in gold and silver. The designs for this work were developed by the famous Gdańsk painter Herman Han. It is one of the few donations in Polish numismatics that show the city of Gdańsk from the beginning of the 17th century in such a detailed way.
Ex. Niemczyk, Auction 8, 2015, lot 67, where was purchased for 14 950 PLN.
Obverse: bust of the king without a head covering, in armour decorated with plant motifs, with a cloak fastened with a brooch on the shoulder, on the chest the Order of the Golden Fleece, at the bottom on the armour a small date 1617 and the initials of the medallist SA Samuel Ammon, under the arm small initials DC of Daniel Cluver, on the scarf above the shoulder the date 1617 and the initials AVHh of Herman Han
SIGISMVNDVS III D G POLONIÆ ET SVECIÆ REX D PRVSSIÆ
Reverse: panorama of Gdańsk with fortifications, in the foreground suburban areas intersected by the Radunia canal, on the meadows figures of pedestrians, riders, horse-drawn carriages, on the other side trees and buildings, in the central part a fortified city with bastions, church towers and a town hall, above a view of the Vistula River with the lantern of the fortress in Wisłoujście, on the right above the sea line and on the Vistula island the date 1620, at the bottom 1619, on the river outside the city VISTVLA F, above the date 1620, inside the city above the towers of St. Mary's Church a small inscription CAM PUB, on the river flowing into the city the inscription RADVNIA F., at the top a decorative cartouche with the city's coat of arms supported by two angels
CIVITAS GEDANENSIS F F
SILVER, diameter 52 mm, weight 37.61 g
