Very rare date of the three groschen coin (trojak) of Sigismund II Augustus and a highly sought-after type.
Variyt with the obverse legend REX POLO.
The second and final year of issue of the Vilnius trojaks of Sigismund II Augustus, preceding a long interruption in the minting of this denomination in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In the following years, it was replaced by denars and half groschen coins, whose production proved more profitable for the mint administration.
Classified as R5 in Iger’s catalog and as RRR in Ivanauskas.
An extremely rare piece on the auction market, especially in high states of preservation.
Plenty of mint bloom.
Minor scratches in front of the portrait.
Diameter 21 mm, weight 2.18 g
