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1 Solidus - Jacob Kettler Mitau
| Issuer | Courland and Semigallia, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1646-1662 |
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| Value | 1 Schilling = 1⁄108 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a crowned quartered heraldic shield displaying the arms of Courland and Semigallia, with the four quarters bearing distinct charges including a stag and a lion. The crown surmounting the shield is rendered with beaded ornamentation. A circular Latin legend surrounds the shield, running along the coin's periphery. The die is struck on a roughly irregular flan typical of hammered billon coinage of the mid-17th century. |
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| Obverse lettering | CVRL · ET · SEMGAL · DVCIS (Translation: Curlandiae Et Semgalliae Ducis - Duke of Courland and Semigallia) |
| Reverse description | Central field depicts a rampant lion to the left, holding a sword erect in its right paw, serving as the heraldic emblem of the Duchy of Courland. The date appears either above or below the lion depending on the variety. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, running along the periphery of the flan. The overall strike is characteristic of hammered billon schillings produced at the Mitau mint under Duke Jacob Kettler. |
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