A beautiful mint Malbork sixpence.
A coin appreciated with the second highest grade ever given in NGC grading, where only one piece was graded higher.
A rare and valued type.
Obverse: crowned royal bust, in armor and cloak, with a tubular orifice, to the right, in a pearl border, in the outer border a legend separated by the coat of arms of Lewart - Grand Crown Treasurer Jan Firlej - in the shield:
-SIGISMVN-III-D:G-REX-POL-M:D:L-.
Reverse: crowned coat-of-arms shield with the coats of arms of the Crown, Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Snopes coat-of-arms of the Vasa dynasty, under the crown the mint mark M, on the sides of the shields the date 16-01; in a rope and pearl border, in the outer border the legend: -GROS-ARGEN-SEX-REG-POLONI*;
A coin worthy of recommendation for the best collections!
