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1 Schilling - Magnus Hapsal, four-sectioned shield

Issuer Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek
Year 1564
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Currency Schilling (1560-1568)
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Obverse description Central field occupied by a four-sectioned heraldic shield, the quarters bearing alternating horizontal bars and a cross motif, typical of the arms associated with Bishop Magnus. The last two digits of the date (6-4) flank the shield at left and right. A circular Latin legend surrounds the shield, with individual abbreviations separated by stops or colons.
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Obverse lettering MAG : D : G : ESP : O : C : RE : 6 - 4
(Translation: Magnus Dei Gratia Episcopus Osiliensis Couroniae et Revaliensis Magnus, with God`s grace, Bishop of Ösel, Courland, and Reval)
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