Caption

Grosz; Gulden; Pawel (publisher). Obverse: Prussian eagle with crowned letter S on the chest, dividing the inner border; in the rim between the borders an inscription beginning with a rosette: GEORG.FRID:D:G:M:BR:DVX.PRVSS. Reverse: male bust in armour in profile turned to the right; short hair, beard with sideburns; in the rim between the borders an inscription beginning with the Hohenzollern coat of arms and divided by a ring topped with a cross with crossed hooks: IVSTVS EX FIDE - VIVIT. Hohenzollern (coat of arms); George Frederick (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603) — iconography. Date: 1586. Place: Ducal Prussia, Königsberg. Coin, diameter 22.3 mm, weight 1.87 g, axis 0°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A48_352

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Rights managed

Available size

31.8Mb (4.2Mb) / 11.1in x 11.1in / 3336 x 3336 (300dpi)

Keywords

Grosz Gulden Pawel publisher Obverse Prussian eagle crowned letter S chest dividing inner border rim borders inscription rosette Georg.Frid D G M Br Dvx.Prvss Reverse male bust armour profile turned right short hair beard sideburns Hohenzollern coat arms divided ring topped cross crossed hooks Ivstvs Ex Fide - Vivit Hohenzollern coat George Frederick Duke Karniów 1539–1603 iconography Date 1586 Place Ducal Prussia Königsberg Coin diameter 22.3 mm weight 1.87 g axis 0° circular metallic object worn textured surface showing raised central design stylized bird outstretched wings detailed feathers surrounded decorative rope- outer rim evenly spaced ridges object shades silver gray darker gray shadows recessed areas slight variations tarnished silver raised details.