1 Schilling Type 2

Features

Issuer	Free city of Riga (Livonian Confederation)
Period	Free city (1563-1579)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1565-1569
Value	1 Schilling
Currency	Schilling (1561-1581)
Composition	Billon (.094 silver)
Weight	0.98 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	0.5 mm
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 142913
References	Haljak II# 914 Self-published (publisher). Livonian Coins. Self-published, Tallinn, Estonia (2 volumes). , Fed# 588 Dmitry Yakovlevich Fedorov; 1966. Монеты Прибалтики XIII-XVIII столетий: Определитель монет = Coins of Baltics of 13th-18th centuries. Valgus, Tallinn, Estonia. , Neumann Baltic# 423 Erich Neumann; 1997. Die Münzen der westpreußischen und baltischen Städte unter polnischer bzw. schwedischer Oberhoheit = The Coins of the West Prussian and Baltic cities under Polish and Swedish Sovereignty. Self-published, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Obverse

Castle surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CIVITATIS · RIGEN

Translation:
Civitatis Rigensis
City of Riga

Reverse

Crossed keys under cross and separating date, all surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONETA · NOVA · ARG
6 - 7

Translation:
Moneta Nova Argentea
New silver coin

Edge

Plain

Comments

Many different varieties in the designs exist, including different castle shapes, different key rings, different crosses above the keys, different symbols separating the legends, and different heights of the dates' placements. If there is a design element, there is probably some sort of variety to it.

While the exact details of the castles may vary, there were four basic shapes used throughout the years:

Coins minted in 1565 have the date on the obverse, separated by the castle; all other years have the dates on the reverse, separated by the crossed keys. The coins without a date are often given the full date-range of the schillings (1563-1579); however, the obverse castle is of the second type, placing their date range from 1565 to 1569.

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

No date:
1) CIVITATIS · RIGENS / MONETA · NO · ARGEN
2) CIVITATIS · RIGEN / MONETA · NO · ARGE
3) CIVITATIS · RIGEN / MONETA · NO · ARG

1565:
1) CIVITATIS · RIGENSIS / MONETA · NOVA · ARGE
2) CIVITATIS · RIGENSIS / MONE · NOVA · ARGE
3) MONETA · NOVA · ARGEN / CIVITATIS · RIGENSIS
4) MONETA · NOVA · ARGE / CIVITATIS · RIGENSIS

1566:
1) CIVITATIS · RIGENSI / MONETA · NOVA · ARGE
2) CIVITATIS · RIGENS / MONETA · NOVA · ARGE
3) CIVITATIS · RIGENS / MONETA · NOVA · ARG
4) CIVITATIS · RIGEN / MONETA · NO · ARG
5) MONETA · NOVA · ARG / MONETA · NOVA · ARGEN

1567:
1) CIVITATIS · RIGENS / MONETA · NOVA · ARG
2) CIVITATIS · RIGEN / MONETA · NOVA · ARG

1568:
1) CIVITATIS · RIGENSIS / MONETA · NOVA · ARGE
2) CIVITATIS · RIGENSI / MONETA · NO · ARG
3) CIVITATIS · RIGENIS / MONETA · NO · ARG
4) CIVITATIS · RIGENS / MONETA · NO · ARGE
5) CIVITATIS · RIGENS / MONETA · NO · ARG
6) CIVITATIS · RIGEN / MONETA · NO · ARG
7) MONETA · NO · ARG / MONETA · NO · ARGE

1569:
1) CIVITATIS · RIGENS / MONETA · NO · ARG
2) CIVITATIS · RIGEN / MONETA · NO · ARGE
3) CIVITATIS · RIGEN / MONETA · NO · ARG
4) CIVITATIS · RIGEN / MONETA · NO · ARE

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Date		Frequency
Undetermined
1565	(15)65	25%
ND (1565-1569)		20%
1566	(15)66	10%
1567	(15)67	10%
1568	(15)68	40%
1569	(15)69	35%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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