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| Issuer | Riga, City of |
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| Year | 1668 |
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| Value | ⅓ Thaler (⅓ Dalderi) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Carl XI facing right, depicted with long flowing hair, occupying the central field. The effigy is rendered in a baroque portrait style characteristic of late 17th-century Swedish coinage. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust along the periphery, separated from the inner field by a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The arms of the city of Riga — a castle gateway — displayed beneath two crossed keys surmounted by a crown, the whole composing the civic arms of Riga. The divided date 16-68 flanks the central shield, and the engraver's initials I-M appear in the lower field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the design along the periphery, enclosed within a beaded border. |
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