Caption

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; rosettes. 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; rosettes. Iconography: George Frederick (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603) — male busts in armour, Hohenzollern coat of arms, eagles, rosettes. Date: 1587. Place: Ducal Prussia, Königsberg. Object: coin; diameter 22.3 mm; thickness 1.94 mm; axis 0°. Maker/publisher: Gulden, Pawel.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A48_357

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31.8Mb (4.0Mb) / 11.1in x 11.1in / 3336 x 3336 (300dpi)

Keywords

Obverse Prussian eagle crowned letter S chest dividing inner border rim borders inscription rosette GEORG.FRID D G M Br Dvx.Prvss rosettes Reverse Male bust armour profile turned right short hair beard sideburns Hohenzollern coat arms divided ring topped cross crossed hooks IVSTVS EX FIDE - VIVIT Iconography George Frederick Duke Karniów 1539–1603 male busts eagles Date 1587 Place Ducal Prussia Königsberg Object coin diameter 22.3 mm thickness 1.94 mm axis 0° Maker publisher Gulden Pawel round metallic coin worn silver-gray surface showing raised profile bearded man facing detailed hair texture high layered collar patterned rim decorative raised elements portrait colors visible silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights.