Sigismund III Vasa, Trojak 1597, Poznań - branch divides date, tubular orifice
Narrower bust of king wearing crown With lily and arches. Tubular orifice.
Variety with the coat of arms Lewart in the shield and the initials I - F (Jan Firlej - Grand Treasurer of the Crown) on the sides of the shield on the left side, and the sign "rose" in the shield and the initials H - R (Herman Rüdiger - administrator of the Poznan mint) on the sides on the right side. At the bottom between the shields the abbreviated date 9 - 7 separated by the mintmaster's mark "branch with three berries" (Jan Dittmar - manager of the Poznan mint).
On the reverse side an inscription in three lines.
Inscription variation with the king's titular SIG 3 ... R - EX PO M D L on the obverse.
State of preservation: 2/2+
Locally deficient, but beautifully preserved piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.11 g
Literature: Iger P.97.3.b, Kopicki 1060.b (R), Kopicki(MZIIIW) 598 (R)
