Trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; co-creator. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, long pointed 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./-I546-; the denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1546. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.1 mm; weight 2.54 g; axis 220°., A round metal coin with a dark gray surface and lighter silver highlights, showing raised lettering and decorative marks across its face, with a small semi-circular notch missing at the lower edge and a lightly textured rim.
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Trojak, Schilling, Maciej mintmaster; co-creator. Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armour. Obverse: male bust in armour in profile turned right; short hair, long pointed 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./-I546-; the denomination and date are between trefoil marks. 1546. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg mint. Coin; diameter 21.1 mm; weight 2.54 g; axis 220°., A round metal coin with a dark gray surface and lighter silver highlights, showing raised lettering and decorative marks across its face, with a small semi-circular notch missing at the lower edge and a lightly textured rim.

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Trojak Schilling Maciej mintmaster co-creator Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography trefoils male busts armour Obverse male bust profile turned right short hair long pointed 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 -I546- denomination date trefoil marks 1546 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg mint Coin diameter 21.1 mm weight 2.54 g axis 220° round metal coin dark gray surface lighter silver highlights showing raised lettering decorative marks across face small semi-circular notch missing lower edge lightly textured rim.

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