Obverse: Male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim the inscription *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS with double continuous border and floral motifs between the words. Reverse: In a double continuous border an inscription in six lines -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54I-. Denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1541. Maker: Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator; publisher: Schilling, Maciej mint master. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.4 mm; weight 2.60 g; axis 80°., A round metallic object with a textured surface, shown against a plain white background, featuring raised lettering arranged in horizontal lines across its face; the object appears in shades of gray and silver with darker recessed areas, and the edge shows slight irregularities and wear.
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Obverse: Male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim the inscription *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS with double continuous border and floral motifs between the words. Reverse: In a double continuous border an inscription in six lines -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54I-. Denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1541. Maker: Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator; publisher: Schilling, Maciej mint master. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.4 mm; weight 2.60 g; axis 80°., A round metallic object with a textured surface, shown against a plain white background, featuring raised lettering arranged in horizontal lines across its face; the object appears in shades of gray and silver with darker recessed areas, and the edge shows slight irregularities and wear.

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Obverse Male bust armour profile turned right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription *ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS double continuous border floral motifs words Reverse inscription six lines -III-.GROSS Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54I- Denomination date trefoil marks 1541 Maker Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator publisher Schilling Maciej mint master Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 22.4 mm weight 2.60 g axis 80° round metallic object textured surface shown plain white background featuring raised lettering arranged horizontal lines across face object shades gray silver darker recessed areas edge slight irregularities wear.

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