Trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator, mint manager. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, long beard with sideburns; rim inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Pearl border, plant motifs between words. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I543- 1543. Ducal Prussia, Königsberg. Coin; diameter 21.5 mm; weight 2.61 g; axis 45°., A round metallic object with a raised portrait of a bearded man in profile facing right, showing his head, ear, and long textured beard; the object has a raised rim and raised decorative elements around the portrait, with several repeating raised shapes forming a circular border; the surface shows metallic gray and silver tones with darker recessed areas and lighter highlights; the background around the object is white.
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Trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator, mint manager. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, long beard with sideburns; rim inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS. Pearl border, plant motifs between words. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-I543- 1543. Ducal Prussia, Königsberg. Coin; diameter 21.5 mm; weight 2.61 g; axis 45°., A round metallic object with a raised portrait of a bearded man in profile facing right, showing his head, ear, and long textured beard; the object has a raised rim and raised decorative elements around the portrait, with several repeating raised shapes forming a circular border; the surface shows metallic gray and silver tones with darker recessed areas and lighter highlights; the background around the object is white.

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Trojak Schilling Maciej mintmaster Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator mint manager 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 pearl border inscription six lines -Iii- .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I543- 1543 Ducal Prussia Königsberg Coin diameter 21.5 mm weight 2.61 g axis 45° round metallic object raised portrait bearded man facing showing head ear long textured beard object raised rim raised decorative elements portrait several repeating raised shapes forming circular border surface metallic gray silver tones darker recessed areas lighter highlights background white.

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