Riga 500th Anniversary Medal, 1901. Silver, 60mm, 80.7 grams. By Bruno Kruse. Forrer III:233. About Uncirculated. Obv. City goddess holds wheat and anchor with canting legend RIGA RIGAT GENTES, Riga Nourishes the Peoples. Rev. Oval city Arms under Madonna and the Arms of former Riga rulers Poland-Lithuania, Knights of the Sword, Sweden and Russia. Gold toning, edge Grecian Head-3/91, obverse bears a minute M.S. cis. (Est. $150-$200)
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