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1510 Sigismund I the Old, 1506-1544 AD Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Obverse: 1510 + mOnETA : SIGISmVnDI :, knight riding left on horseback, reigns in left, sword in right, horse rearing on hind legs.

Reverse: + mAGnI : DVCIS : LITVAnIE, imperial eagle facing, wings spread, head left

Mint: Vilna, Lithuania, dated 1510 AD

Maximum Diameter: 20 mm; 1.2 g

Denomination: Silver half groschen

Die Axis: 180 degrees

 

Sigismund I (the Old), of the Jagiellon dynasty, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 - 1544. He died at 81 years old.

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