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1/2 Groat półgrosz - Sigismund I
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
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| Year | 1508-1518 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the Vytis (Pahonia), the armoured knight of Lithuania, shown as an armoured equestrian figure facing right at full gallop, sword raised in the right hand and a shield bearing a cross on the left arm. The horse is rendered in dynamic profile with raised forelegs. The central device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin circumscription running along the outer rim between the inner beading and the coin's irregular edge. |
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| Reverse description | Central field presents a single-headed eagle displayed, facing upward with wings spread, rendered in the late Gothic heraldic style characteristic of the Jagiellonian dynasty. A small escutcheon is visible on the eagle's breast. The device is contained within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend running peripherally around the outer rim denoting the issuing authority of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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