Jagiellonians, Sigismund I the Old (1506-1548), city penny 1540, Elblag mint
City penny minted in Elblag for Sigismund I the Old in 1540. ELBING/PRVSSI variant. Coin in beautiful old patina.
Obverse: Eagle of the Prussian Lands with a hand holding a sword above its head, in the outer rim the legend: ❀SIGIS⁎I⁎REX⁎POLO⁎DO⁎TO⁎PRVSSI
reverse: coat of arms of the city of Elblag in an ornamental shield and legend: ❀GROSSVS⁎CIVIT⁎ELBING⁎I540
Silver, weight 1.84 grams, diameter 22.7 mm