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3 Polker - Sigismund III Vasa Riga
| Issuer | City of Riga |
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| Year | 1620-1624 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the quartered royal arms of Sigismund III Vasa, surmounted by a royal crown, with an inescutcheon at centre displaying the Vasa sheaf. The four quarters display the eagles and lions of Poland and Lithuania respectively. The denomination numeral 3 appears at the base of the shield. A circular Latin legend surrounds the entire device, reading clockwise from upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIG : III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · 3 (Translation: Sigismund III Dei Gratia Rex Polonia Magnus Dux Livoniae Sigismund III Vasa, with God`s grace, King of Poland and great Duke of Livonia) |
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| Reverse lettering | MONETA NOVA CIVITATIS RIGENSIS (date split by orb) (Translation: New coin of the city of Riga) |
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