trojak; Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528-1535 co-creator; Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490-1568. Obv.: male bust in armour in profile turned to the right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Pearl border, plant motifs between the words. Rev.: inscription in six lines in the pearl border: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54I-. The denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1541. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.8 mm; weight 2.56 g; axis 90°.
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trojak; Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528-1535 co-creator; Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490-1568. Obv.: male bust in armour in profile turned to the right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Pearl border, plant motifs between the words. Rev.: inscription in six lines in the pearl border: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54I-. The denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1541. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 22.8 mm; weight 2.56 g; axis 90°.

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