Caption

Obverse: Prussian eagle with a 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 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 hook with the letters CA IVSTVS EX FIDE - VIVIT. Date: 1597. Iconography: George Frederick (Duke of Karniów; 1539–1603). Place: Ducal Prussia, Königsberg. Object: coin; diameter 22.4 mm; weight 1.68 g; axis 0°. Motifs: Hohenzollern coat of arms, rosettes, eagles, male busts in armour. Publisher/maker: Anger, Krzysztof (Christoph).

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A48_388

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Rights managed

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29.1Mb (3.6Mb) / 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 right short hair beard sideburns Hohenzollern coat arms divided hook letters CA IVSTVS EX FIDE - VIVIT Date 1597 Iconography George Frederick Duke Karniów 1539–1603 Place Ducal Prussia Königsberg Object coin diameter 22.4 mm weight 1.68 g axis 0° Motifs rosettes eagles male busts Publisher maker Anger Krzysztof Christoph worn metallic round object raised portrait profile showing man's head shoulders facing featuring short textured hair layered collar surface scratches areas brighter darker silver-gray tones raised rim decorative edge portrait.