Quarter crown thaler forgery by Majnert. Obverse: illegible. Reverse: bust of Sigismund Augustus in a cap and crown; on the sides date 1540. Rim: coats of arms of Poland, Lithuania, Royal Prussia, Red Ruthenia and Bona Sforza. Inscription: SIG AVG SECUND FILIVS REX POLON., 1532. Maker: Majnert. Weight: 6.37 g. Subject: Sigismund I the Old (King of Poland; 1506–1548).
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Quarter crown thaler forgery by Majnert. Obverse: illegible. Reverse: bust of Sigismund Augustus in a cap and crown; on the sides date 1540. Rim: coats of arms of Poland, Lithuania, Royal Prussia, Red Ruthenia and Bona Sforza. Inscription: SIG AVG SECUND FILIVS REX POLON., 1532. Maker: Majnert. Weight: 6.37 g. Subject: Sigismund I the Old (King of Poland; 1506–1548).

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Quarter crown thaler forgery Majnert Obverse illegible Reverse bust Sigismund Augustus cap crown sides date 1540 Rim coats arms Poland Lithuania Royal Prussia Red Ruthenia Bona Sforza Inscription Sig Avg Secund Filivs Rex Polon 1532 Maker Weight 6.37 g Subject Sigismund I Old King 1506–1548 roughly circular flat object fills center image showing weathered worn surface uneven textures visible cracks surface displays range grays patches lighter off-white darker charcoal tones areas subtle mottling speckled marks prominent crack runs diagonally across smaller fissures rough edges perimeter object sits plain white background.

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