Noach Brettschneider, engraver; Jonasz Kazimierz Eulenburg, publisher. Obverse: male bust of Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Duke of Prussia; 1620–1688) facing right in mitre and electoral mantle, holding a sceptre in his right hand with 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 is divided by the lessee's sign 'FRID.WILH.VGGMAR - GR.ZU.BRANDE -'. Under the ducal mitre, a five-field coat of arms with ornaments; to the left of the shield the numerals '18'; below, on both sides of the shield, the engraver's mark 'N. - B.'. In the rim between the borders an inscription divided by the mitre 'DHRRERTZ.C.UC.ZMIPR.ZGCUBH16. - 57'. Date: 1657. Place: Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg. Object: coin; diameter 30.6 mm; weight 6.77 g; axis 0°.
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Noach Brettschneider, engraver; Jonasz Kazimierz Eulenburg, publisher. Obverse: male bust of Frederick William I Hohenzollern (Great Elector of Brandenburg; Duke of Prussia; 1620–1688) facing right in mitre and electoral mantle, holding a sceptre in his right hand with 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 is divided by the lessee's sign 'FRID.WILH.VGGMAR - GR.ZU.BRANDE -'. Under the ducal mitre, a five-field coat of arms with ornaments; to the left of the shield the numerals '18'; below, on both sides of the shield, the engraver's mark 'N. - B.'. In the rim between the borders an inscription divided by the mitre 'DHRRERTZ.C.UC.ZMIPR.ZGCUBH16. - 57'. Date: 1657. Place: Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg. Object: coin; diameter 30.6 mm; weight 6.77 g; axis 0°.

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Noach Brettschneider engraver Jonasz Kazimierz Eulenburg publisher Obverse male bust Frederick William I Hohenzollern Great Elector Brandenburg Duke Prussia 1620–1688 facing right mitre electoral mantle holding sceptre right hand left resting sword hilt figure's head divide inner border inscription rim borders divided lessee's sign Frid.Wilh.Vggmar - Gr.Zu.Brande - Under ducal mitre five-field coat arms ornaments left shield numerals 18 sides engraver's mark N - B inscription divided Dhrrertz.C.Uc.Zmipr.Zgcubh16 - 57 Date 1657 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Object coin diameter 30.6 mm weight 6.77 g axis 0° round metallic coin worn silver-gray surface showing central quarters containing animal feather- designs topped decorative crown- motif surrounded ornate beaded border decorative flourishes coin edge raised ridges outer ring carved characters described darker tarnished areas subtle scratches across surface giving varied gray tones white background.

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