Coins from the Free City of Riga

In 1561, due to the Livonian Order's demise as a result of the Livonian War (1558-1583), Riga gained the status of Free City. While many places around Riga were at war, the City was self-sufficient enough that it held its "Free City" status for twenty year until, in 1581, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took Riga over.
Wikidata: Q1773

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Goldgulden (1561-1581)

1 Goldgulden (Countermark)
ND (1561-1581)

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.986) • 3.51 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 142105
1 Goldgulden (Countermark)
ND (1561-1581)

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.986) • 3.54 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 142103

Schilling (1561-1581)

1 Ferding = 9 Schilling = 27 Pfennig = 54 Scherf • 4 Ferding = 1 Mark • 4.5 Mark = 1 Thaler • 2 Thaler = 1 Ducat

1 Schilling (Type 1)
1563-1564

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.094 silver) • 1.01 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Haljak II# 911, Fed# 578, Neum# 423, N# 142912
2 Schilling
1564

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.094 silver) • 1.20 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Fed# 581, N# 86448
1 Ferding
1564-1568 (1564-1569)

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.4375 silver) • 2.75 g • ⌀ 22.5 mm
Fed# 580, Neum# 7, HaljakLiv# 15-26, N# 44711
1 Thaler
1565

Standard circulation coin
Billon
HaljakLiv# 1, Fed# 583, N# 381181
½ Thaler
1565-1567

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.4375 silver) • 14.20 g • ⌀ 33 mm
Fed# 584, Fed# 592, HaljakLiv# 6, HaljakLiv# 7, N# 86472
1 Schilling (Type 2)
1565-1569

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.094 silver) • 0.98 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Haljak II# 914, Fed# 588, Neum# 423, N# 142913
½ Mark
1565-1573

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.4375 silver) • 5.56 g • ⌀ 24 mm
Haljak II# 878, Fed# 585, Neum# 420, HaljakLiv# 10-14, N# 86450
Available for swap 1 Schilling (Type 3)
1569-1574

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.094 silver) • 0.96 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Haljak II# 932, Fed# 601, Neum# 423, N# 142914
1 Scherf
ND (1570)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.11 g
Neum# 12, N# 142910
1 Pfennig
1571

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.094 silver) • 0.26 g • ⌀ 12 mm
Fed# 605, N# 86447
1 Mark
1572

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.4375 silver) • 9.86 g • ⌀ 33 mm
Fed# 607, HaljakLiv# 8, N# 86469
1 Thaler
1572

Standard circulation coin
Billon
HaljakLiv# 2, Fed# 606, N# 381180
3 Dukat
1572

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.986) • 10.66 g • ⌀ 30 mm
Fed# 608, HaljakLiv# 9, N# 86488
1 Thaler (Type 1)
1573

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.4375 silver) • 27.25 g • ⌀ 40 mm
Fed# 610, Dav ECT# 8458, N# 143039
1 Thaler (Type 2)
1573-1576

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.4375 silver) • 27.25 g • ⌀ 40 mm
Fed# 610, Fed# 613, Fed# 616, HaljakLiv# 4, HaljakLiv# 5, HaljakLiv# 6, Dav ECT# 8459, N# 86473
2 Dukat
1575

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.986) • 6.91 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 142906
Available for swap 1 Schilling (Type 4)
1575-1579

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.094 silver) • 0.95 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Haljak II# 954, Fed# 615, Neum# 423, N# 42146

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