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2 Ducats - Sigismund II Augustus Wilno mint
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
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| Year | 1564 |
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| Currency | Lithuanian Groat (1495-1580) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, depicted in armor with a decorative collar, his hair rendered in tight curls beneath a small crown or wreath. The effigy is rendered in the Renaissance portrait style characteristic of the Vilnius (Wilno) mint. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust within the coin's field. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIGIS*AVG*REX*PO*M*D*LIT (Translation: SIGIS(mundus)*AVG(ustus)*REX*PO(loniae)*M(agnus)*D(ux)*LIT(vaniae) Sigismund Augustus, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania) |
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| Mint | Vilnius Mint (Wilno) |
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