Livonian Order (Teutonic Order), Silver Artig - 1389 to 1424 CE - Latvia & Estonia

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Livonia, modern day Latvia and Estonia
• Authority: The Livonian Order, a branch of the Teutonic Order (Teutonic Knights)
• Date: 1389 - 1424 CE
• Denomination: AR (silver) artig
• Mint: Reval, modern-day Tallinn, Estonia
• Obverse: MAGISTRI · LIVONIE · - Solid cross in shield with circle with hollow circle above, all surrounded by legend.
• Reverse: MONETA · REVALIE · - Four sets of three dots around a cross, all surrounded by legend.
• Notes: The Livonian Order was formed from the remnants of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, which was a Catholic military order established during the Livonian Crusade (a Christianisation campaign in modern day Latvia and Estonia). They were then incorporated into the Teutonic Order, a religious order founded in 1190 CE in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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