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 to the right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around the rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Double continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Reverse: within a double continuous border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1540-. The denomination and date are between the trefoil marks. 1540. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.7 mm, weight 2.23 g, axis 135°., A round metallic coin with a worn silver-gray surface, showing raised lettering and decorative dots in a concentric layout, with a circular punched hole near the lower edge and darker recessed areas highlighting the stamped details; the coin's rim is slightly irregular and the over...
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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 to the right; short hair, beard with sideburns. Inscription around the rim: *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Double continuous border, floral motifs between the words. Reverse: within a double continuous border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1540-. The denomination and date are between the trefoil marks. 1540. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.7 mm, weight 2.23 g, axis 135°., A round metallic coin with a worn silver-gray surface, showing raised lettering and decorative dots in a concentric layout, with a circular punched hole near the lower edge and darker recessed areas highlighting the stamped details; the coin's rim is slightly irregular and the overall color palette includes silver-gray and darker gray tones.

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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 Double continuous border floral motifs words Reverse within double continuous border inscription six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -1540- denomination date trefoil marks 1540 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 22.7 mm weight 2.23 g axis 135° round metallic coin worn silver-gray surface showing raised lettering decorative dots concentric layout circular punched hole near lower edge darker recessed areas highlighting stamped details coin's rim slightly irregular color palette includes silver-gray darker gray tones.

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