Ferding
Obverse
Cross in shield, under date, surrounded by legend, all with countermark of crossed sword and key in field
Reverse
Person above four-sectioned shield holding child to the left, all surrounded by legend
Edge
TypeType: Plain
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Notes
The host coin for the countermark is a 1 Ferding piece from the Livonian Order, minted in Reval. The latest known date is 1534, which was probably the date the host coins were countermarked. Even so, some could have also been marked a few years earlier. The Bishopric of Dorpat also struck their own countermarks onto these coins. In 1525, when the silver purity of the schillings was decreased, the ferdings increased in value. Before, 1 Ferding = 9 Schilling; after, 1 Ferding = 12 Schilling. The countermark was used to show the increase of the value of the ferdings. The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary. 1528: 1) MONETA : NOVA · REVAL · / SALVA · NOS : CRIS 2) MONET · NO · REVALI · / SALVA · NO : CRIS 1530: 1) MONETA · NO · REVALIE · / SALVA · N - O · CRIST 2) MONETA · NO · REVALIE · / SALVA · N · CRIS 1533: 1) MONETA : NOVA · REVALIEN · / SALVA · NO : CRIS 2) MONETA : NOV · REVALIENS · / SALVA · NO : CRIS 1534: 1) MONETA : NOVA : REVALIEN / SALVA · NO : CRIS 2) MONETA : NOVA · REVALIE · / SALVA · NO : CRIS