State of Brandenburg-Prussia (Königsberg) AR Ort / ¼ Thaler 1622 - Georg Wilhelm (1619-1640)
6.07g. XF/AU.
Obv.: Crowned and cuirassed half-length bust of Georg Wilhelm to right, holding scepter and hilt of the sword; “GEORG:WILHELM:V:G:G:M:Z:BRAN (mintmaster’s mark: cross on heart)” – “Von Gottes Gnaden Markgraf zu Brandenburg”.
Rev.: Crowned shield bearing the quartered arms of Brandenburg, Prussia, Cleves and Jülich, Elector's scepter at center; (16)Z-Z across field, “D:H:R:R:ERT:C:V:CHVRF:I:P:Z G:G:B:H (mintmaster’s mark: cross on heart)” – “Des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Ertz Cämmerer und Churfürst in Preussen, zu Gülich, Cleve, Berg Herzog”.
Kopicki 3914 R; Shatalin GW22-20; KM 86.7. Rare!
Issue historically associated with present-day Germany and Poland.
