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1 Ferding - Johan III Smooth shield
| Issuer | Reval, City of |
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| Year | 1568-1592 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned draped bust of Johan III facing right, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The royal crown is prominently rendered above the effigy, which displays period armour or robe at the truncation. The surrounding legend in Latin runs along the outer border of the flan, interrupted by pellet stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOHAN · 3 · D · G · REX · SVE (Translation: Johan III Die Gratia Rex Sveciae Johan III, with God`s grace, King of Sweden) |
| Reverse description | A smooth-sided shield bearing three passant lions arranged vertically in pale, the heraldic arms of Sweden, positioned centrally on the reverse. The date is divided and placed in the fields flanking the shield. A Latin legend in capital letters, separated by pellet stops, encircles the design along the outer border of the irregular flan. |
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