Caption

Gold crown, Stanislaw August Poniatowski (King of Poland; 1764–1795). Obverse: head of Stanislaw August, inscription around rim 'STANISLAUS AUG.DGREX POL.MDL'. Reverse: under a crown, a multi-field coat of arms with Poland (Eagle), Lithuania (Pogon) and the Poniatowski family (Ciolek); date on sides '17-94'; at bottom letters 'MV' and '4.GR.'; around it an inscription divided by a crown: '84½ EX MARCA-PURA COLON:' Edge obliquely fluted. 1794. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795), Warsaw, Poland. Coin; diameter 26.1–26.5 mm, weight 5.49 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A42_233

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Gold crown Stanislaw August Poniatowski King Poland 1764–1795 Obverse head Stanislaw August inscription rim Stanislaus Aug.Dgrex Pol.Mdl Reverse under crown multi-field coat arms Eagle Lithuania Pogon Poniatowski family Ciolek date sides 17-94 bottom letters Mv 4.Gr inscription divided 84½ Ex Marca-Pura Colon Edge obliquely fluted 1794 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1795 Warsaw Coin diameter 26.1–26.5 mm weight 5.49 g round metallic coin raised profile person facing right showing wavy hair facial features relief surrounded raised rim outer band raised characters coin surface silver-gray lighter highlights raised areas slightly darker gray recessed parts set plain white background.