Trojak; Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to right; short hair, long pointed beard with sideburns; rim inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS; pearl border; plant motifs between words. Reverse: pearl border with six-line inscription: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1545-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1545. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.2 mm; weight 2.65 g; axis 45°., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right; the man has short hair and detailed facial features and is wearing a layered collar or armor, and the rim of the coin features a raised decorative border with several interrupted raised elements. The visible colors are silver and shades of gray, with darker gray in recessed areas and lighter silver on raised highlights.
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Trojak; Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; Decjusz, Jost Ludwik fl. 1528–1535 co-creator. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile to right; short hair, long pointed beard with sideburns; rim inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER DG MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS; pearl border; plant motifs between words. Reverse: pearl border with six-line inscription: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./.PRVSSIE./-1545-; denomination and date between trefoil marks. 1545. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.2 mm; weight 2.65 g; axis 45°., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a raised profile of a bearded man facing right; the man has short hair and detailed facial features and is wearing a layered collar or armor, and the rim of the coin features a raised decorative border with several interrupted raised elements. The visible colors are silver and shades of gray, with darker gray in recessed areas and lighter silver on raised highlights.

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Trojak Schilling Maciej mintmaster Decjusz Jost Ludwik fl 1528–1535 co-creator Obverse male bust armour profile right short hair long pointed beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber Dg Mar Bran Dvx Prvss pearl border plant motifs words Reverse six-line inscription -Iii- .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc .Prvssie -1545- denomination date trefoil marks 1545 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.2 mm weight 2.65 g axis 45° round metallic coin worn surface showing raised profile bearded man facing man detailed facial features wearing layered collar armor rim coin features raised decorative border several interrupted raised elements visible colors silver shades gray darker gray recessed areas lighter silver raised highlights.

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