not surprising to find such striking representations of her at their most prominent castle. Coins Coins were minted from the late 1250s. These were often simple in design, stamped with the cross of the Order on one side, but support the notion that crusading, colonisation, and a supporting infrastructure went hand in hand from the earliest years of the Prussian Crusade. See also Ostsiedlung Prussia War of the Priests (Poland) Notes References Pluskowski, Aleksander. The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade: Holy War and Colonization. London: Routledge, 2013. External links Ordensland.de: cities, castles and landscapes of the Teutonic Knights Teutonic Order (at worldstatesmen) Northern Crusades History of the Baltic states History of Lithuania (1219–1569) Kingdom of Poland History of Prussia States and territories established in 1230 States and territories disestablished in 1525 Teutonic Order Teutonic Order 13th century in Lithuania 13th century in Prussia 14th century in Prussia 15th century in Prussia 16th century in Prussia Former theocracies Christian states Baltic-German people Fiefdoms of Poland