Riga in Latvia, 1575 AD., Free imperial city in the Holy Roman Empire, 1 Schilling, Haljak II?954.
Riga in Latvia, Free imperial city in the Holy Roman Empire, 1575 AD.,
1 Schilling (ø 17-18 mm / 0,89 g), billon (0.094 silver), axis medal alignment ?? (ca. 0°),
Obv.: * CIVITATIS (lis) RIGENSIS , legend around the big coat of arms of Riga (a city gate with 2 towers, star above), fleur de lis below. (City of Riga)
Rev.: * MONE * NO * ARGENTEA / 7 - 5 , crossed keys under cross separating last two digits of date and surrounded by legend. (Moneta Nova Argentea - New silver coin)
Haljak II?954 ; Fed.?615 ; Neumann?423 .
Date Frequency Date and Details
1575 50% (15)75
1576 16% (15)76; Coin alignment
1577 42% (15)77; Coin alignment
1577 6% (15)77; Medal alignment
1577 8% (15)LL; Inverted 77; coin alignment
1577 3% (15)LL; Inverted 77; medal alignment
1578 17% (15)78
1578 4% (15)8L; Inverted 78
1579 6% (15)79
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants [2022] which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea.
Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member.
Historical affiliations:
Terra Mariana (condominium of Archbishops of Riga and Livonian Order) 1201–1561
Imperial Free City 1561–1582
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1582–1629
Swedish Empire 1629–1721
Russian Empire 1721–1917
German Empire 1917–1918
Latvia Republic of Latvia 1918–1940
Soviet Union 1940–1941
Nazi Germany 1941–1944
Soviet Union, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet Union 1944–1990
Latvia Republic of Latvia 1990 – present