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1 Ducat - Carl XI 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Riga, City of |
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| Year | 1668 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1621-1710) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Carl XI facing right, with long flowing hair falling over the shoulders, rendered in a baroque portrait style. The king is depicted in armored dress with a fur-trimmed mantle visible at the truncation. The effigy is set within a circular legend in the outer field. The portrait is characteristic of the second portrait type used for Riga coinage under Carl XI. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLUS · D : G : SVECO : GOTH : VAN : REX · (Translation: Carolus Dei Gratia Sveciae Gothorum Vandalorumque Rex Carl, with God`s grace, King of Sweden, the Goths, and the Wends) |
| Reverse description | Detailed view of the city gate and skyline of Riga, depicting two prominent towers of the city's fortifications with a central arched gateway, rendered in fine engraving typical of 17th-century civic coinage. Above the city view, a royal crown is displayed, flanked by two crossed keys — the traditional arms of the city of Riga. The date 16-68 is divided on either side of the city gate, with the mintmaster's initials I-M flanking the lower portion. The entire design is encircled by a continuous Latin legend in the outer field. |
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