George Frederick (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603) — iconography: Hohenzollern coat of arms, eagles, male busts in armour, rosettes. 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 with circles between words. Reverse: male bust in armour in profile turned 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 1587, rosettes. Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg; coin; diameter 22.3 mm; weight 1.57 g; axis 0°.
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George Frederick (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603) — iconography: Hohenzollern coat of arms, eagles, male busts in armour, rosettes. 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 with circles between words. Reverse: male bust in armour in profile turned 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 1587, rosettes. Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg; coin; diameter 22.3 mm; weight 1.57 g; axis 0°.

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George Frederick Duke Karniów 1539–1603 iconography Hohenzollern coat arms eagles male busts armour rosettes Obverse Prussian eagle crowned letter S chest rim borders inscription rosette GEORG.FRID D G M Br Dvx.Prvss circles words Reverse male bust profile turned right short hair beard sideburns divided ring topped cross crossed hooks IVSTVS EX FIDE - VIVIT 1587 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg coin diameter 22.3 mm weight 1.57 g axis 0° round metallic coin raised double-headed eagle design center surrounded decorative circular border raised lettering worn textured surface highlights darker tarnished areas shades silver gray darker gray.

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