Thaler of Vladislav IV of 1647. The last taler of the last king Vladislav on the Polish throne.

A thaler was sold at Violity of King Vladislav IV, the last Polish king who bore this name. Thaler has an exceptional rarity R5 and was accordingly sold for a royal price. This is the last year of minting thalers of this king and the last year of the "golden decade" - a quiet period in which the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was at the height of its power.

The life of Vladislav IV, even by the standards of the 17th century, was unusual. He was the son of King Sigismund III, the first king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the Swedish Vaza dynasty. At the age of 15, he was invited by the Moscow boyars to the throne of the Moscow kingdom.

The refusal of Sigismund III to allow his son to convert to Orthodoxy led to the fact that Vladislav could not receive it. He waged wars for the Moscow throne in 1617-1618 while still being the crown prince of the Commonwealth and in 1632-1634 already the king. Vladislav was well versed in military matters, showed himself to be a capable commander in the Polish-Muscovite wars and in the war with the Ottoman Empire (the battle of Khotyn in 1621). Having become the king of the Commonwealth and being the heir to the Vaza dynasty,  Vladislav fought for the Swedish throne and tried to resume the war with Sweden. In addition, he intended to create a powerful fleet on the Baltic Sea, intended to inflict a decisive defeat on the Ottoman Empire, intending to actively involve the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks in this. The intentions to pursue an active military policy were met with hostility by the magnates and the gentry, who feared the strengthening of the personal power of the king.

Vladislav IV was an active art collector and patronized artists.

On the obverse and reverse of the crown thaler , a title is located in a circle around the chest image and the coat of arms. Vladislav IV was the most titled Polish king.