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3 Grossus - Sigismund III Vasa Riga, long and pointed beard
| Issuer | City of Riga Mint |
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| Year | 1590-1600 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Sigismund III Vasa facing right, distinguished by a long, pointed beard, crowned and encircled by a continuous Latin legend in the field. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic hammered style of late 16th-century Baltic coinage, with fine detail in the crown and royal vestments. The legend surrounding the effigy attributes full royal and ducal titulature to the monarch. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a castle gatehouse beneath two crossed keys, a heraldic symbol of the city of Riga, dividing the date numerals to the left and right in the field. Above the central device, the denomination is expressed in Roman numerals (III). The remaining legend is arranged in four lines of inscription below, citing the denomination, metal, and issuing authority. The composition follows the standard municipal coinage format for late 16th-century Riga triple grossi. |
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| Mintage | 1590 - - 1591 - - 1592 - 159Z - 1593 - - 1594 - - 1595 - - 1595 - (15)95 - 1596 - - 1596 - (15)96 - 1597 - - 1598 - - 1599 - - 1600 - - |
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