10 Dukat - Sigismund III Vasa Riga

Features

Issuer Duchy of Livonia
Duke Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1629)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1592
Value 10 Ducats (46.67)
Currency Thaler (1581-1629)
Composition Gold (.986)
Weight 35 g
Diameter 41 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
86406
References Kop# 8206,
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.
Haljak II# 1012
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.

Obverse

Crowned figure standing while facing right surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIGISMVNDVS · III · D · G · REX · POL · M · D · LI T

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

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONET · NOVA · AVREA · CIVITAT · RIGENSIS ·
15 - 9Z

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

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Riga, Latvia (1211-1707)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1592  159Z

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