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1 Ferding - Heinrich von Galen and Wilhelm von Brandenburg Riga
| Issuer | Livonian Order and Archbishopric of Riga |
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| Year | 1554-1556 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central quartered shield of the Livonian Order — displaying the Order's cross and lightning bolts in alternating quarters — enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The last two digits of the date appear separated by the shield, with '5' to the left and '4' to the right, indicating the year (15)54. A Latin legend surrounds the shield in the outer field, reading clockwise and referencing Heinrich von Galen as Master of Livonia by divine ordination. The overall style is characteristic of mid-16th-century Baltic hammered coinage, with irregular flan and bold heraldic relief. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central elaborately quartered heraldic shield bearing the combined arms of the Archbishopric of Riga and the Margraviate of Brandenburg, supported by decorative mantling and enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The shield displays multiple heraldic charges including a lion, an eagle, and the crossed keys of the archbishopric, rendered in the detailed style of mid-16th-century German ecclesiastical coinage. A Latin legend encircles the design in the outer field, identifying Wilhelm of Brandenburg as Archbishop of Riga and Margrave by the grace of God. The flan is irregular, consistent with hammered production, and the die work reflects the influence of contemporary North German minting traditions. |
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