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Trojak / 3 Grosze - Sigismund III Vasa Malbork, ring and triangle
| Issuer | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Year | 1592-1594 |
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| Currency | First Zloty (1573-1795) |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of Sigismund III Vasa facing right, wearing a closed royal crown. The Lewart (Vasa) shield appears below the bust, dividing the encircling Latin legend. The portrait is rendered in the typical late Renaissance hammered style of the Malbork mint, with fine detailing on the crown and armor. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIGISM III D G REX PO M D L (Translation: Zygmunt III, by God's grace King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania) |
| Reverse description | Central composite shield displaying the Polish eagle to the left, the Vasa sheaf arms at centre, and the Lithuanian Pahonia (armored rider on horseback) to the right, all surmounted by a royal crown with the denomination III in Roman numerals above. Below the shield, a three-line Latin inscription occupies the field: GROS ARG / TRIP REG / POLONI. In the lower exergue, the two-digit date (e.g. 93) is flanked by a ring symbol to the left and a triangle symbol to the right, serving as mintmaster's marks identifying the Malbork mint. The coin is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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