1 Ferding - Johan III Wavy shield

Features

Issuer City of Reval (Swedish Estonia)
King Johan III (1568-1592)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1568 (1568-1592)
Value 1 Ferding (¼)
Currency Mark (1561-1710)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.82 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
138020
References Haljak II# 1196,
Gunnar Haljak, Antti Haljak; 2010. Livonian Coins / Part I. Feudal States : Livonian Coins from XIII-XVI Century : XIII-XVIII Century. self-published, Tallin, Estonia.
And 1 more volumes.
Fed# 209
Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий : Coin Identifier = Coins of the Baltic States of 14th - 18th centuries / Определитель монет. Valgus, Tallin, Estonia.

Obverse

Crowned bust facing right surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOHAN · 3 · D · G · REX · SVEC

Translation:
Johan III Die Gratia Rex Sveciae
Johan III, with God's grace, King of Sweden

Reverse

Three stacked lions in wavy shield surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MONETA · NOVA · REVALIE ·

Translation:
Moneta Nova Revaliensis
New coin of Reval

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Reval, modern-day Tallinn, Estonia

Comments

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

No date:
1) IOHAN · 3 · D · G · REX · SVEC / MONETA · NOVA · REVALIE ·
2) IOHAN · 3 · D · G · REX · SVE / MONETA · NOVA · REVALIE ·

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1568 
ND (1568-1592) 

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