1 Ducat - Sigismund III Vasa Riga

Features

Issuer Duchy of Livonia
Duke Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1629)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1588-1619
Value 1 Ducat (4.67)
Currency Thaler (1581-1629)
Composition Gold (.986)
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
78802
References Kop# 8203,
Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych / Część 1.1. Teksty Poz. 1-7058. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne - Zarząd Główny, Warsaw, Poland.
And 3 more volumes.
Fed# 656,
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.
KM# A9,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Fr# 5
Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Robert Friedberg; 2017. Gold Coins of the World : From Ancient Times to the Present (9th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Williston, Vermont, United States.

Obverse

Crowned bust facing right surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIGIS · III · D · G : REX · PO · M · D · LI ·

Translation:
Sigismund III Dei Gratia Rex Polonia Magnus Dux Livoniae
Sigismund III Vasa, with God's grace, King of Poland and great Duke of Livonia

Reverse

Castle beneath crossed keys with lions on either side, all surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MO · NO · AVREA · CIVITATIS · RIGENS · 97

Translation:
Moneta Nova Aurea Civitatis Rigensis
New gold coin of the city of Riga

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Riga, Latvia (1211-1707)

Comments

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

1588:
1) SIG · III · D · G : REX · PO · M · D · LIVO · / MO · NO · AVREA · CIVITATIS · RIGEN · 88

1597:
1) SIGIS · III · D · G : REX · PO · M · D · LI · / MO · NO · AVREA · CIVITATIS · RIGENS · 97

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1588  (15)88; Struck in Vilnius
1594  (15)94
1597  (15)97
1599  (15)99
1619 

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