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1/2 Groat półgrosz - Sigismund II August (1st eagle)
| Issuer | Vilnius Mint |
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| Year | 1545-1546 |
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| Weight | 1.25 g |
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| Obverse lettering | + SIGIS ⋆ AVG ⋆ REX ⋆ P ⋆ MAG ⋆ DVX ⋆ L (Translation: Sigismund Augustus, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania) |
| Reverse description | Central field depicts the armored equestrian figure of the Pahonia (Vytis), the mounted knight of Lithuania, galloping to the left and brandishing a sword overhead, with a shield bearing a cross on the left arm. The date (1546 on the illustrated example) appears in the lower field within the beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend reads MONETA ⋆ MAGNI ⋆ DVCAT9 ⋆ LITV, denoting this as the coinage of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The reverse type is enclosed within a beaded border, with the legend separated by star-shaped ornamental stops, consistent with Vilnius Mint production of the mid-sixteenth century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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