Caption

Lithuanian half-grosz, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1544–1572. Obverse: Polish Eagle; in the rim between pearly borders the inscription:, .IGIS.AVG ... .. .AG.DVX.L. Reverse: Lithuanian Pogon; below the year 1562; in the rim between pearly borders the inscription: .MONETA ..... DVCAT9.LITVA. Coats of arms: Jagiellons dynasty; motifs: eagles and Pogon. Minted in Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Poland; coin; 1562., A round metallic object with a worn surface and a raised central design depicting a stylized bird with spread wings and detailed feather patterns, surrounded by a circular border and a ring of raised decorative elements near the edge; the object shows irregular, slightly uneven edges and surface wear with visible grooves and shallow indentations. The visible colors are shades of gray and silver.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_233

License type

Rights managed

Available size

86.7Mb (2.5Mb) / 18.3in x 18.3in / 5504 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lithuanian half-grosz Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 Obverse Polish Eagle rim pearly borders inscription .Igis.Avg .. . .Ag.Dvx.L Reverse Lithuanian Pogon year 1562 .Moneta .... Dvcat9.Litva Coats arms Jagiellons dynasty motifs eagles Pogon Minted Vilnius Grand Duchy Lithuania coin 1562 round metallic object worn surface raised central design depicting stylized bird spread wings detailed feather patterns surrounded circular border ring raised decorative elements near edge object irregular slightly uneven edges surface wear visible grooves shallow indentations visible colors shades gray silver.