Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1597, Bydgoszcz – inscription in three lines
. A portrait of the king as a larger bust wearing a crown with a lily and a tubular ruff.
. A variant featuring the Lewart coat of arms in the shield and the initials I – F (Jan Firlej – Grand Crown Treasurer) on the left side of the shield, and the Radwan coat of arms within the shield with the initials S – C (Stanisław Cikowski – owner of the Bydgoszcz mint) on the right side. At the bottom, between the shields, the mint mark “rose” in a shield, with the initials H – R (Herman Rüdiger – manager of the Bydgoszcz Mint) on either side of the shield.
On the reverse, an inscription in three lines.
Inscription variant … POLO 97 … on the reverse.
Condition: 2+/2
Minor strike marks characteristic of this type of coin, but a beautifully preserved piece. Good detail. Luster and mirror finish. A beautiful coin.
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Metal: silver
Weight: 2.31 g
References: Iger as B.97.1.a, but with minor punctuation differences; Kopicki 1071 (R1); Kopicki (MZIIIW) 724 (R1)
