trojak, Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher, Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528-1535 co-creator; mint manager. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490-1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obv.: male bust in armour in profile to 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.: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54Z-. Denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1542. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg. Coin; diameter 21.0 mm; weight 2.50 g; axis 110°., A round metallic coin shown against a white background featuring a detailed profile of a bearded man with short hair facing right; the coin surface is textured and shows embossed decorative elements around the rim and a raised border. The visible colors are silver and grey on the coin and white in the background.
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trojak, Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster/publisher, Decius, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528-1535 co-creator; mint manager. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490-1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obv.: male bust in armour in profile to 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.: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54Z-. Denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1542. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg. Coin; diameter 21.0 mm; weight 2.50 g; axis 110°., A round metallic coin shown against a white background featuring a detailed profile of a bearded man with short hair facing right; the coin surface is textured and shows embossed decorative elements around the rim and a raised border. The visible colors are silver and grey on the coin and white in the background.

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trojak Straub Strawb Heinrich mintmaster publisher Decius Jost Ludwik fl 1528-1535 co-creator mint manager Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490-1568 iconography trefoils male busts armour Obv. male bust profile right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss Pearl border plant motifs words Rev. pearl border six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54Z- Denomination date trefoil marks 1542 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Coin diameter 21.0 mm weight 2.50 g axis 110° round metallic coin shown white background featuring detailed profile bearded man facing coin surface textured embossed decorative elements raised border visible colors silver grey coin white background.

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