Caption

Lithuanian half-grosz, Sigismund II Augustus King of Poland; 1544–1572. Silver coin half-grosz, 1562. Obverse: Polish eagle; in the rim between pearl borders the inscription ..GIS.AVG.REX.PO.MAG.DV.... Reverse: Lithuanian Pursuit Pahonia, below the year 1562; in the rim between pearl borders the inscription .MONETA..... ..CAT9.LITV. Minted in Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Emblems: Jagiellon dynasty, eagles., A round metallic object with a textured surface showing wear and scratches, primarily gray in color with darker and lighter gray variations; the object features a raised central motif resembling a stylized bird with spread wings and decorative feather details, surrounded by an outer ring containing raised decorative elements and shapes; the edge of the object is slightly irregular and shows unevenness and small dents.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_237

License type

Rights managed

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86.7Mb (4.2Mb) / 18.3in x 18.3in / 5504 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lithuanian half-grosz Sigismund II Augustus King Poland 1544–1572 Silver coin half-grosz 1562 Obverse Polish eagle rim pearl borders inscription ..GIS.AVG.REX.PO.MAG.DV... Reverse Lithuanian Pursuit Pahonia year 1562 inscription .MONETA.... ..Cat9.Litv Minted Vilnius Grand Duchy Lithuania Emblems Jagiellon dynasty eagles round metallic object textured surface showing wear scratches primarily gray color darker lighter gray variations object features raised central motif resembling stylized bird spread wings decorative feather details surrounded outer ring containing raised decorative elements shapes edge object slightly irregular unevenness small dents.