Obverse: 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. Reverse: In the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54Z- The denomination and date are between the trefoil marks. Maker/publisher: trojak, Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster; co-creator: Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager. Iconography: Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — male busts in armour, trefoils. Date: 1542. Place: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Object: coin. Measurements: diameter 21.3 mm; weight 2.56 g; axis 30°.
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Obverse: 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. Reverse: In the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I54Z- The denomination and date are between the trefoil marks. Maker/publisher: trojak, Straub Strawb, Heinrich mintmaster; co-creator: Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager. Iconography: Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — male busts in armour, trefoils. Date: 1542. Place: Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Object: coin. Measurements: diameter 21.3 mm; weight 2.56 g; axis 30°.

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Obverse Male bust armour profile turned right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss pearl border plant motifs words Reverse six lines -Iii-.Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I54Z- denomination date trefoil marks Maker publisher trojak Straub Strawb Heinrich mintmaster co-creator Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 mint manager Iconography Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 male busts trefoils Date 1542 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Object coin Measurements diameter 21.3 mm weight 2.56 g axis 30°.

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