1 Ferding - Gotthard Kettler Wenden; bust facing right
Features
| Issuer |
Livonian Order
(Livonian Confederation)  |
|---|---|
| Master |
Gotthard Kettler (1559-1661)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1559 |
| Value | 1 Ferding = 9 Schilling |
| Currency | Schilling (1422-1561) |
| Composition | Silver (.578) |
| Weight | 2.46 g |
| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 138661 |
| References | Haljak II# 189 Self-published (publisher). Livonian Coins. Self-published, Tallinn, Estonia (2 volumes). Erich Neumann; 1995. Die Münzen des Deutschen Ordens in Preussen, Livland und Mergentheim, deren weltliche Nachfolger die Herzogtümer Preussen, Livland und Kurland sowie die Gepräge der baltischen Geistlickkeit: ca. 1219-1801 = Coins of the Teutonic Order in Prussia, Livonia and Mergentheim, their secular successors – the duchies of Prussia, Livonia and Courland, as well as coins of the Baltic clergy (2nd Edition). Self-published, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий: Определитель монет = Coins of Baltics of 13th-18th centuries. Valgus, Tallinn, Estonia. |
Obverse
Bust facing right surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D · G · GOTHART · KETLER ·
Translation:
Dei Gratia Gotthard Kettler
With God's grace, Gotthard Kettler
Reverse
Four-sectioned shield separating the date and surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MAG · TEVT · ORD · LIVONES ·
Translation:
Magistri Teutonici Ordins Livoniae
Master of the Teutonic Order of Livonia
Edge
Plain
Mint
Wenden, modern-day Cēsis, LatviaComments
Depending on the source, this coin is listed as being minted at Reval, Riga, or Wenden. Because the mint's name is not mentioned in the legend, Wenden is the most likely mint.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
1559 (date at the end of obverse legend):
1) D · G · GOTHART · KETLER · 59 · / MAG · TEVT · ORD · LIVONES ·
2) D · G · GOTHART · KETLER · 59 · / MAG · TEVT · ORD · LIVONE ·
1559 (date separated by reverse shield):
1) D · G · GOTHART · KETLER · / MAG · TEVT · ORD · LIVONE ·
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
1559 (date at the end of obverse legend):
1) D · G · GOTHART · KETLER · 59 · / MAG · TEVT · ORD · LIVONES ·
2) D · G · GOTHART · KETLER · 59 · / MAG · TEVT · ORD · LIVONE ·
1559 (date separated by reverse shield):
1) D · G · GOTHART · KETLER · / MAG · TEVT · ORD · LIVONE ·
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1559 | (15)59; Date at the end of obverse legend | ||||||||||||||
| 1559 | (15)59; Date separated by reverse shield | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 3.41
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Actual silver weight: 0.046 oz
Current silver price: 74.52 USD/oz (see silver price 
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