Trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius mintmaster/publisher; Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator/mint manager. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: male busts in armour, stars. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS*; continuous border, floral motifs between words. Reverse: within double continuous border an inscription in six lines: *III*/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./*I540*; date 1540. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.6 mm, weight 2.46 g, axis 225°., A round metallic coin with a worn raised profile of a bearded man facing to the right, showing detailed hair, ear, eye, nose, and stylized beard curls; the coin has a raised rim and decorative raised elements around the portrait, with visible ridged and textured surfaces. The visible colors are shades of gray and silver on the coin and a white background.
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Trojak, Vogelwaider Vogelwaid, Eustachius mintmaster/publisher; Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator/mint manager. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: male busts in armour, stars. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS*; continuous border, floral motifs between words. Reverse: within double continuous border an inscription in six lines: *III*/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./*I540*; date 1540. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.6 mm, weight 2.46 g, axis 225°., A round metallic coin with a worn raised profile of a bearded man facing to the right, showing detailed hair, ear, eye, nose, and stylized beard curls; the coin has a raised rim and decorative raised elements around the portrait, with visible ridged and textured surfaces. The visible colors are shades of gray and silver on the coin and a white background.

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Trojak Vogelwaider Vogelwaid Eustachius mintmaster publisher Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator mint manager Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography male busts armour stars Obverse male bust profile turned right short hair beard sideburns Inscription rim *Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss* continuous border floral motifs words Reverse within double continuous border inscription six lines *Iii* .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie *I540* date 1540 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 22.6 mm weight 2.46 g axis 225° round metallic coin worn raised bearded man facing showing detailed hair ear eye nose stylized beard curls coin raised rim decorative elements portrait visible ridged textured surfaces visible colors shades gray silver white background.

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