The Vasa Dynasty, Sigismund III Vasa (1587–1632), 1598 trojak, minted in Bydgoszcz, DATE WIDE
An elongated portrait of the king, with a beard separating the letters D G - REX; a dot in front of the beard on the obverse;
at the bottom of the reverse, the Lewart coat of arms (Jan Firlej) flanked by the letters IF, with the abbreviated date outside the initials
below the letters F–B, denoting Bydgoszcz.
A RARE VARIANT WITH A WIDELY SPACED ABBREVIATED DATE.
