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1 Ferding
| Issuer | Riga, Free city of |
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| Year | 1564-1569 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the arms of Riga: a multi-towered city gate flanked by two towers, with crossed keys displayed in the archway above the gateway, all rendered in the late medieval heraldic style characteristic of Livonian civic coinage. A standing figure, possibly a guardian or civic personification, appears within the lower gateway. The shield is set within a circular legend divided by the design elements. The overall composition reflects the civic pride and heraldic conventions of the Free City of Riga. |
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| Reverse description | Two crossed keys in saltire, their bows uppermost, surmounted by a Latin cross pattée at the top center — emblems of the city of Riga drawn from its ecclesiastical heritage. The keys are interlaced at the center and surrounded by pellet ornaments in the field. A circular legend in Roman lettering encircles the entire design, with the last two digits of the year of issue incorporated into the legend. The engraving is typical of mid-sixteenth-century Livonian hammered billon coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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