Caption

Obverse: Prussian eagle with crowned letter S on the chest; in the rim between borders an inscription beginning with a rosette GEORG.FRID:D:G:M:BR:DVX.PRVSS; rosettes between words. Reverse: Male bust in armour in profile facing right; short hair, beard with sideburns; in the rim between 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 1586; rosettes between words. George Frederick (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603) — iconography includes Hohenzollern coat of arms, eagles, rosettes, male busts in armour. Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg; coin; diameter 22.2 mm; weight 1.63 g; axis 0°. Maker/publisher: Pawel Gulden.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A48_368

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.1Mb (4.4Mb) / 10.6in x 10.6in / 3187 x 3187 (300dpi)

Keywords

Obverse Prussian eagle crowned letter S chest rim borders inscription rosette GEORG.FRID D G M Br Dvx.Prvss rosettes words Reverse Male bust armour profile facing right short hair beard sideburns Hohenzollern coat arms divided ring topped cross crossed hooks IVSTVS EX FIDE - VIVIT 1586 George Frederick Duke Karniów 1539–1603 iconography includes eagles male busts Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg coin diameter 22.2 mm weight 1.63 g axis 0° Maker publisher Pawel Gulden round metallic coin raised double-headed eagle motif center surrounded decorative circular border outer rim raised detailing textured surfaces worn areas highlights shadows visible colors silver gray darker gray tones.