Trojak; Schilling, Maciej mintmaster and Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVS, pearl border, plant motifs between the words. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I543-; the denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1543. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701; Königsberg mint. Coin, diameter 21.2 mm, weight 2.66 g, axis 135°., A round metallic coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing textured hair, ear, eye, nose, mustache, and long beard, and a collar or garment visible at the neck; the coin has a decorative raised border and raised rim with several evenly spaced raised marks around the edge; the visible colors are silver and dark gray with highlights and shadows creating contrast.
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Trojak; Schilling, Maciej mintmaster and Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, long beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVS, pearl border, plant motifs between the words. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I543-; the denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1543. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701; Königsberg mint. Coin, diameter 21.2 mm, weight 2.66 g, axis 135°., A round metallic coin with a raised profile of a bearded man facing right, showing textured hair, ear, eye, nose, mustache, and long beard, and a collar or garment visible at the neck; the coin has a decorative raised border and raised rim with several evenly spaced raised marks around the edge; the visible colors are silver and dark gray with highlights and shadows creating contrast.

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Trojak Schilling Maciej mintmaster Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator Obverse male bust armour profile turned right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvs pearl border plant motifs words Reverse six lines -Iii- .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I543- denomination date trefoil marks 1543 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.2 mm weight 2.66 g axis 135° round metallic coin raised profile bearded man facing showing textured hair ear eye nose mustache collar garment visible neck coin decorative raised border raised rim several evenly spaced marks edge visible colors silver dark gray highlights shadows creating contrast.

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