A rarer denomination, introduced during the reign of Sigismund Augustus.
The second annual quadrille of the Republic.
Stamped variety with L/LIT legend ends.
Highest grading NGC MS62.
Exquisite, mint piece, beautiful intense Luster, sharp relief and extremely LOVELY patina.
Excellent portrait of the king and no characteristic sheet metal losses, usually found around the portrait and shields of the coat of arms.
Very rare in this state of preservation.
Obverse: in the pearl border a royal bust wearing a crown and plate armor, to the right, in the outer border a legend with punctuation in the form of triplets: SIGIS AVG D G REX PO MAG DVX L
Reverse: in the pearl rim the crowned coats of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Pillars of Gediminas - the historical coat of arms of Lithuania, on the sides of the crown trilaterals; under the shields the denomination marking IIII, in the outer rim the legend punctuated with trilaterals: COIN MAGNI DVCAT LIT 1566
