© Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne s.j.
© Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne s.j.
3 Polker - Sigismund III Vasa Riga
| Billon | 1.13 g | 18.2 mm |
| Issuer | Duchy of Livonia |
|---|---|
| Duke | Sigismund III Vasa (1587-1629) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1620-1624 |
| Value | 3 Polker = 1⁄24 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1581-1629) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 1.13 g |
| Diameter | 18.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#86400 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 66% |
Reverse
Cross on orb containing value, above symbol, and separating date, all surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MONE · NOVA · CIVI · RIGE :
Z - 0
Z4
Translation:
Moneta Nova Civitatis Rigensis
New coin of the city of Riga
Edge
Plain
Comment
Different symbols appear beneath the orb on the reverse:
There is a similar coin with the date of 1624 that was minted at Bydgoszcz for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The 1624 coins minted at Riga are harder much rarer than those compared to 1620, and yet a lot more people claim they own the 1624 date, meaning that date is often misidentified (with the actual coin being that minted at Bydgoszcz). The main difference between the coins minted at Riga and the coins minted at Bydgoszcz is the legend on the reverse.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
1620 (running fox beneath orb):
1) SIG · III · D : G - REX · P · M · D · / ✿ MONE · NOV · CIVI · RIGE · ✿
2) · SIG · III · D : G - REX · P · M · D · / ✿ MONE · NOV : CIVI · RIGE ✿
1620 (crossed keys beneath orb):
1) SIG : III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · / MONE · NOVA · CIVI · RIGE :
2) SIG · III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · L · / MONE · NOV : CIVI · RIGE ·
1620 (crossed keys beneath orb; running fox at the end of the reverse legend):
1) SIG · III · D : G · REX · P · M · D · / MONE · NOVA : CIVI · RIGE ·
1624 (circled bull beneath orb):
1) SIGIS · 3 · DG · REX · P · M · D · L / MON · NOV · CIVI · RIGE
Interesting fact
The interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa, who was the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and it features his image on one side and the coat of arms of Riga on the other.
