Caption

Gold crown of Stanislaw August Poniatowski (King of Poland; 1732–1798), 1795. Obverse: head of Stanislaw August, inscription around rim: 'STANISLAUS AUG.DGREX POL.MDL'. Reverse: under a crown, a five-field coat of arms with Poland (Eagle), Lithuania (Pogon), and the Poniatowski family (Ciolek); date 17-95 at sides; at bottom letters 'MV' and '4.GR.'; around it an inscription divided by a crown: '84½ EX MARCA-PURA COLON:' Edge diagonally fluted. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795). Coin; diameter ~26.1–26.6 mm; weight 5.06 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A65_380

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Keywords

Gold crown Stanislaw August Poniatowski King Poland 1732–1798 1795 Obverse head Stanislaw August inscription rim Stanislaus Aug.Dgrex Pol.Mdl Reverse under crown five-field coat arms Eagle Lithuania Pogon Poniatowski family Ciolek date 17-95 sides bottom letters Mv 4.Gr inscription divided 84½ Ex Marca-Pura Colon Edge diagonally fluted Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1795 Coin diameter ~26.1–26.6 mm weight 5.06 g round metallic coin worn surface showing central shield- emblem topped surrounded raised decorative edges ringed engraved characters coin shades gray silver darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter silver highlights raised portions set white background.