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Token - Nova Moneta Rigensis

Location Latvia
Year 1557
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Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse description The obverse depicts a coat of arms surmounted by a helmeted figure, likely representing Heinrich von Galen, Master of the Livonian Order, in relief at the center of the field. A circular legend surrounds the device, bordered by a beaded rim.
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Obverse lettering HENRICVS . DE GALEN . D. M. LIVONIE 1557
Reverse description The reverse features the city arms of Riga — a gateway flanked by two towers beneath a cross and an eagle displayed — rendered in relief at the center of the field. The circular legend reading MONETA NOVA RIGENSIS surrounds the device, enclosed by a beaded rim.
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