In 1651, in the spirit of the monetary reform introduced at the beginning of the reign of Jan Kazimierz, Elblag minted its first and only ever bicrosze. After the mint cuts through significant amounts of silver minting full-value bicrosze, orts and thalers in 1651, its operations cease in 1652, when no new coins are minted. Although Nikolai Hennig is hired after Eck's death. The good coins minted at that time circulate for years, supplanted by, among other things, sub-value issues of tymphes, boratines, or foreign coinage of licentious silver appearing in the country.
Hence, today, despite the fact that a large group of stamps was used to issue Elblag bicrosh, this coin is rare and difficult to obtain.
A variety with a city shield narrower, with single indentations on the sides. Surrounded by the initials W-v-E (Wilhelm van Ecke).
Scratches in front of the king's portrait, otherwise nice, in a celadon patina. With characteristic imperfections of beading.
