"The coins date to the late 16th and early 17th centuries and include Polish silver groschens minted during the reign of King Sigismund III Vasa, shillings from Ducal Prussia, and coins from Riga, Lithuania."
"The small denomination of the coins indicates they were donated to the order over a long period of time and cached under the church floor, likely beginning in the 1620s."
"The strict rules of the Franciscan order suggest that the money was not the property of a specific monk, but rather a deposit of alms."
A hoard of 1,000 silver coins was discovered in 2019 beneath a church in northeastern Poland. The coins, dating from the late 16th to early 17th centuries, include Polish groschens and shillings from Ducal Prussia. They were likely buried by monks during a time of military conflict. The coins were accumulated over time, with the last ones deposited around 1628, coinciding with the Polish-Swedish War. The collection reflects the strict rules of the Franciscan order, indicating the money was considered communal alms.
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