1598, Poland, Sigismund III Vasa. Silver Trojak Coin. Wschowa. R2! NGC MS-62! Mint Year: 1598 Denomination: Trojak (3 Groszy) Mint Place: Wschowa (Fraustadt) Reference: Kopicki 1132, Iger W.98.2b (R2!). Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62! Material: Silver Weight: ca 2.4gm Diameter: 21mm
Obverse: Crowned and armored bust of Sigismund III Vasa right. Legend: . SIGI 3 D . G . REX . PO . M D L .
Reverse: Legend in three lines, below crowned shield of shield, flanked by polish eagle and rider. Legend: . III . / (eagle) (shield) (rider) / GROS . ARG / TRIP . REG / POLO . 98 . / . HR . (shield) K .
Sigismund III Vasa (Polish: Zygmunt III Waza) (20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Polish Crown, a monarch of joined Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and King of Sweden (where he was known simply as Sigismund) from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599. He was the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland. He was the last ruler of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth bearing a dynastical blood of House of Gediminas and a branch of it Jagiellons, although from female line.