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5 Ducats - Carl X Gustav
| Issuer | Riga, City of |
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| Year | 1654 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1621-1710) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS · GVSTAVUS · X · D : G : SVEC : GOTH : VA : REX · 1645 - SD (Translation: Carolus Gustav X Dei Gratia Sveciae Gothorum Vandalorumque Rex Carl X Gustav, with God`s grace, King of Sweden, the Goths, and the Wends) |
| Reverse description | A detailed Baroque harbour scene depicting vessels on the River Dvina near the docks of Riga, with a dramatic clouded sky above. In the upper portion, two rampant lions support a crowned civic shield of Riga. The entire composition is framed by a continuous Latin legend along the periphery, proclaiming the coin's origin as solid gold of the city of Riga. |
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