Lithuania, Grand Duchy (Vilnius) AR ½ Groat / Półgrosz 1563 – Sigismund II Augustus (1544-1572)
1.08g. AU/AU.
Obv.: Eagle; “SIGIS AVG REX PO MAG DVX L”.
Rev.: Coat of arms of Lithuania – ‘Pogonia’: knight on horseback left, brandishing sword; below, date 1563; “MONETA MAGNI (mintmaster’s mark) DVCAT’ LITV”.
Ivanauskas 4SA132-33; Kopicki 3270.
Issue historically associated with present-day Lithuania and Poland.
