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Male busts, coats of arms; Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Duke of Prussia; 1620–1688) — iconography. Obverse: bust facing right in mitre and electoral mantle; right hand holding a sceptre, left resting on a sword hilt. The sceptre and the figure's head divide the inner border and the inscription. In the rim between the borders the inscription 'FRID.WILH.VGGM, GZBRANDE' — NB. Reverse: below the ducal mitre a five-field coat of arms with ornaments; to the left of the shield the numerals of the value '18'; below, on both sides of the shield, the hallmark 'C - M'. In the rim between the borders an inscription divided by a mitre 'DHRRERTZC.UCZMIPR.ZGCUBH16 -5Z', dated 1652. Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg. Coin: diameter 30.5 mm, weight 5.22 g, axis 0°.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A53_401

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Male busts coats arms Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Duke Prussia 1620–1688 iconography Obverse bust facing right mitre electoral mantle right hand holding sceptre left resting sword hilt figure's head divide inner border inscription rim borders Frid.Wilh.Vggm Gzbrande Nb Reverse ducal mitre five-field coat ornaments left shield numerals value 18 sides hallmark C - M inscription divided Dhrrertzc.Uczmipr.Zgcubh16 -5Z dated 1652 Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Coin diameter 30.5 mm weight 5.22 g axis 0° circular metallic object worn textured surface showing incised quartered design ornamental border metal gray silver darker gray areas recessed lines scratches lighter highlights raised ridges edges shield contains stylized animal ornamental motifs rendered shallow relief irregular slightly dented places narrow outer band repeated decorative elements object patina surface wear fine scratches across face.