trojak, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armor. Obverse: male bust in armor in profile turned to the right; short hair, long pointed beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER*D*G *MAR*BRAN*DVX*PRVSS; pearl border. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./PRVSSIE./-I550-; the denomination and date are between the trefoil marks. 1550. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg. Coin; diameter 21.5 mm; weight 2.51 g; axis 0°., A round metallic object with a textured silver-gray surface, showing a series of raised characters arranged in horizontal lines across its face; the object has an uneven edge and areas of slight wear and scratches, and the overall color palette includes shades of silver, gray, and darker gray tones.
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trojak, Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince of Prussia; 1490–1568 — iconography: trefoils, male busts in armor. Obverse: male bust in armor in profile turned to the right; short hair, long pointed beard with sideburns. In the rim an inscription beginning with a trefoil: -ALBER*D*G *MAR*BRAN*DVX*PRVSS; pearl border. Reverse: in the pearl border an inscription in six lines: -III-/.GROSS:AR:/.TRIPLEX./.ALBER:DVC./PRVSSIE./-I550-; the denomination and date are between the trefoil marks. 1550. Ducal Prussia 1525–1701, Königsberg. Coin; diameter 21.5 mm; weight 2.51 g; axis 0°., A round metallic object with a textured silver-gray surface, showing a series of raised characters arranged in horizontal lines across its face; the object has an uneven edge and areas of slight wear and scratches, and the overall color palette includes shades of silver, gray, and darker gray tones.

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trojak Albrecht Hohenzollern Prince Prussia 1490–1568 iconography trefoils male busts armor Obverse male bust profile turned right short hair long pointed beard sideburns rim inscription trefoil -Alber*D*G *Mar*Bran*Dvx*Prvss pearl border Reverse six lines -Iii- .Gross Ar .Triplex .Alber Dvc Prvssie -I550- denomination date trefoil marks 1550 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Coin diameter 21.5 mm weight 2.51 g axis 0° round metallic object textured silver-gray surface showing series raised characters arranged horizontal lines across face object uneven edge areas slight wear scratches color palette includes shades silver gray darker gray tones.

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