1 Pfennig - Wilhelm von Fürstenberg Riga

1 Pfennig - Wilhelm von Fürstenberg (Riga) - obverse1 Pfennig - Wilhelm von Fürstenberg (Riga) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Livonian Order (Livonian Confederation)
Master William of Fürstenberg (1557-1559)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1557-1558
Value 1 Pfennig = ⅓ Schilling
Currency Schilling (1422-1561)
Composition Billon
Weight 0.39 g
Diameter 13.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
141985
References Fed# 551
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

Lined shield surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: WIL · VO : MAG · LI ·

Translation:
Wilhelm Furstenberg Magistri Livoniae
Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, Master of Livonia

Reverse

Crossed keys surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MON · NOVA · RIGE ·

Translation:
Moneta Nova Rigensis
New coin of Riga

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Riga, Latvia (1211-1707)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1557-1558) 

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