Caption

Obverse: Prussian eagle with the crowned letter S on the chest; 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 separated by a hook with the letters CA IVSTVS EX FIDE - VIVIT. 1597. Maker/publisher: Anger, Krzysztof (Christoph). Iconography: eagles, Hohenzollern coat of arms, rosettes, male busts in armour; George Frederick (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603) referenced. Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg. Coin; diameter 22.5 mm, weight 1.78 g, axis 0°.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A48_386

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.1Mb (4.0Mb) / 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 Reverse Male bust armour profile turned right short hair beard sideburns Hohenzollern coat arms separated hook letters CA IVSTVS EX FIDE - VIVIT 1597 Maker publisher Anger Krzysztof Christoph Iconography eagles rosettes male busts George Frederick Duke Karniów 1539–1603 referenced Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Coin diameter 22.5 mm weight 1.78 g axis 0° round metallic object raised portrait profile man wearing high layered collar showing textured hair facial hair surface worn engraved decorative edges raised rim visible colors include gray silver dark gray black.