Forgery of a crown thaler imitating Sigismund I the Old (King of Poland; 1506–1548), made by Gotfryd Majnert (1767–1846), falsely dated 1529 but made in 1836. Obverse: bust of Sigismund I in a cap, crown and armor, turned right, inscription SIGISMVNDVS.PRIM.REX.POLONIE. Reverse: Polish coat of arms under a crown surrounded by Sforza coats of arms, Ruthenia, Prussia and Lithuania, inscription DEVS.IN.VIRTVTE.TVA.LETABITVR.REX. Coin; diameter 43.4 mm, weight 26.87 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a high-relief profile of a crowned person facing right, wearing a crown with decorative elements and a textured headdress, and a layered garment or collar around the neck; the coin has a beaded inner border and a raised outer rim with several raised characters around the edge that are not described; overall colors visible are shades of gray, silver, and darker tarnished gray-brown on the metal, with varied patina creating lighter and darker areas across the surface.
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Forgery of a crown thaler imitating Sigismund I the Old (King of Poland; 1506–1548), made by Gotfryd Majnert (1767–1846), falsely dated 1529 but made in 1836. Obverse: bust of Sigismund I in a cap, crown and armor, turned right, inscription SIGISMVNDVS.PRIM.REX.POLONIE. Reverse: Polish coat of arms under a crown surrounded by Sforza coats of arms, Ruthenia, Prussia and Lithuania, inscription DEVS.IN.VIRTVTE.TVA.LETABITVR.REX. Coin; diameter 43.4 mm, weight 26.87 g., A round metallic coin with a worn surface showing a high-relief profile of a crowned person facing right, wearing a crown with decorative elements and a textured headdress, and a layered garment or collar around the neck; the coin has a beaded inner border and a raised outer rim with several raised characters around the edge that are not described; overall colors visible are shades of gray, silver, and darker tarnished gray-brown on the metal, with varied patina creating lighter and darker areas across the surface.

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Forgery crown thaler imitating Sigismund I Old King Poland 1506–1548 Gotfryd Majnert 1767–1846 falsely dated 1529 1836 Obverse bust cap crown armor turned right inscription SIGISMVNDVS.PRIM.REX.POLONIE Reverse Polish coat arms under crown surrounded Sforza coats arms Ruthenia Prussia Lithuania inscription DEVS.IN.VIRTVTE.TVA.LETABITVR.REX Coin diameter 43.4 mm weight 26.87 g round metallic coin worn surface showing high-relief profile crowned person facing right wearing decorative elements textured headdress layered garment collar neck coin beaded inner border raised outer rim several raised characters edge described colors visible shades gray silver darker tarnished gray-brown metal varied patina creating lighter darker areas across surface.

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