Polish double zloty 50 zloty, 1816. Designer/co-creator: Jakub Benik 1772–1827, Intendant of the Mint; author: Alexander I Romanov Emperor of Russia; King of Poland; 1777–1825. Mint: Warsaw. Coin., A round metallic object with a golden color fills most of the image against a white background, showing a raised decorative rim and detailed embossed imagery including a double-headed bird with outstretched wings, a crown above the bird, a shield over its chest, and ornamental elements like a scepter and orb near the lower sides; the surface shows variations in the gold tone with slightly darker and lighter areas accentuating the engraved details.
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Polish double zloty 50 zloty, 1816. Designer/co-creator: Jakub Benik 1772–1827, Intendant of the Mint; author: Alexander I Romanov Emperor of Russia; King of Poland; 1777–1825. Mint: Warsaw. Coin., A round metallic object with a golden color fills most of the image against a white background, showing a raised decorative rim and detailed embossed imagery including a double-headed bird with outstretched wings, a crown above the bird, a shield over its chest, and ornamental elements like a scepter and orb near the lower sides; the surface shows variations in the gold tone with slightly darker and lighter areas accentuating the engraved details.

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Polish double zloty 50 zloty 1816 Designer co-creator Jakub Benik 1772–1827 Intendant Mint author Alexander I Romanov Emperor Russia King Poland 1777–1825 Warsaw Coin round metallic object golden color fills image white background showing raised decorative rim detailed embossed imagery double-headed bird outstretched wings crown bird shield chest ornamental elements scepter orb near lower sides surface variations gold tone slightly darker lighter areas accentuating engraved details.

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