Catalog
2 Groat - Sigismund II Augustus Wilno mint
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
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| Year | 1565 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central shield divided per pale, displaying the Pahonia (armoured knight on horseback, charging left) on the left half and the columns of the Jagiellonian dynasty on the right half, surmounted by a royal crown. Below the shield, the denomination numeral II is visible. The date 1565 appears in the upper portion of the surrounding legend, which reads MONETA DVCA LITV in Latin, denoting the ducal coinage of Lithuania. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. |
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| Mint | Vilnius Mint (Wilno) |
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