Trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager; co-creator. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to 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 1525–1701, Königsberg. Coin; diameter 21.5 mm, weight 2.61 g, axis 45°., A round metallic object with a worn surface and raised edges, showing a textured face with a series of incised rectangular shapes and decorative raised dots along the rim; the object appears mostly silver-gray with darker gray areas in recessed portions and slight brownish tarnish in some spots, and the background is plain white.
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Trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 mint manager; co-creator. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to 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 1525–1701, Königsberg. Coin; diameter 21.5 mm, weight 2.61 g, axis 45°., A round metallic object with a worn surface and raised edges, showing a textured face with a series of incised rectangular shapes and decorative raised dots along the rim; the object appears mostly silver-gray with darker gray areas in recessed portions and slight brownish tarnish in some spots, and the background is plain white.

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Trojak Schilling Maciej mintmaster Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 mint manager co-creator Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography trefoils male busts armour Obverse male bust profile right short hair long beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss pearl border plant motifs words Reverse inscription six lines -Iii- .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -I543- 1543 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Coin diameter 21.5 mm weight 2.61 g axis 45° round metallic object worn surface raised edges showing textured face series incised rectangular shapes decorative raised dots rim object mostly silver-gray darker gray areas recessed portions slight brownish tarnish spots background plain white.

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