Caption

Gold crown of Stanislaw August Poniatowski (King of Poland; 1764–1795), 1794. Obverse: head of Stanislaw August, inscription around rim 'STANISLAUS AUG.DGREX POL.MDL' with pearl border. Reverse: under a crown, a five-field coat of arms with Poland (Eagle), Lithuania (Pogon), and the Poniatowski family (Ciolek); date '17-94' at sides; at bottom letters 'MV' and '4.GR.'; around inscription divided by a crown: '83½ EX MARCA-PURA COLON:' with pearl border. Diagonally fluted edge. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Warsaw, Poland. Coin; diameter 26.3–26.7 mm, weight 5.27 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A37_471

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Keywords

Gold crown Stanislaw August Poniatowski King Poland 1764–1795 1794 Obverse head Stanislaw August inscription rim Stanislaus Aug.Dgrex Pol.Mdl pearl border Reverse under crown five-field coat arms Eagle Lithuania Pogon Poniatowski family Ciolek date 17-94 sides bottom letters Mv 4.Gr inscription divided 83½ Ex Marca-Pura Colon Diagonally fluted edge Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Warsaw Coin diameter 26.3–26.7 mm weight 5.27 g round metallic coin worn silver-gray surface showing central shield topped decorative crown divided multiple compartments containing small animal heraldic shapes surrounded raised rim ring raised markings areas darker gray slight reddish-brown discoloration places.