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11/2 Grossus - Sigismund III Vasa Riga
| Issuer | Mint of Riga |
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| Year | 1616-1617 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1581-1629) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a quartered heraldic shield surmounted by a royal crown, the quarters bearing the arms of Poland (eagle), Lithuania (mounted knight), and Sweden (three crowns), with a small inescutcheon at center. The shield is rendered in the baroque heraldic style typical of early 17th-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth coinage. A beaded inner circle frames the design, with a continuous Latin legend in the outer field reading the royal titles of Sigismund III Vasa. The lettering is separated by pellet stops characteristic of the Riga mint's production during this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a cross surmounting an orb, within which the fractional value is indicated; below the orb appear the crossed keys of Riga, the city's heraldic emblem. The date is divided and placed in the fields to either side of the central device. A beaded inner circle surrounds the central composition, with a continuous Latin legend in the outer field identifying the denomination and issuing city. Pellet stops and abbreviation marks punctuate the inscription throughout, consistent with Riga mint practice of the early 17th century. |
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| Mint | Mint of Riga |
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