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1 Schilling - Zisse von Rutenberg Reval
| Issuer | Livonian Order |
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| Year | 1424-1433 |
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| Value | 1 Schilling |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the heraldic shield of the Livonian Order, displaying a plain cross quartering the escutcheon, rendered in relief with bold, confident die-cutting characteristic of early fifteenth-century Baltic hammered coinage. The shield is surrounded by a beaded or rope-twist inner border, beyond which four stylized fleurs-de-lis or foliate ornaments are disposed in the intervening spaces, lending the design a Gothic decorative character. The surrounding outer rim is defined by an irregular toothed or cable border consistent with hand-struck production. The abbreviated Latin legend MAGISTRI · LIVONIE · runs in the field around the design, identifying the issuing authority as the Master of Livonia. The overall composition is compact and strongly centred, typical of Reval Mint production under Master Zisse von Rutenberg. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a large cross pattée or long cross extending to the borders of the flan, dividing the field into four quarters, each occupied by a stylized foliate or lily-like ornament reminiscent of Gothic decorative motifs common in Baltic medieval coinage. A prominent inner beaded or serrated circular border frames the cross design, clearly visible as a raised toothed ring. The four quadrants between the arms of the cross each contain a curved or winged foliate element, creating a dynamic, symmetrical composition. The abbreviated Latin legend MON - ETA - REV - ALI - is distributed around the margin in four segments separated by stops, identifying this as the Moneta Revaliensis, the coin of Reval. The die-work is vigorous if somewhat irregular, consistent with hammered production at the Reval Mint during the first third of the fifteenth century. |
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