CVC & Collecatbles presents This 1541 Livonia 1 Schilling was struck at Reval, the historic city now known as Tallinn, Estonia. Issued during the period of the Livonian Confederation, this hand-struck silver coin represents the complex political and commercial history of the eastern Baltic during the 16th century. This example has been authenticated by NGC as VF Details – Environmental Damage.
Coin Highlights:
- Region: Livonia
- Year: 1541
- Denomination: 1 Schilling
- Mint: Reval (Tallinn)
- Composition: Silver
- Period: Livonian Confederation
- Manufacture: Hammered
- Grade: NGC VF Details
- NGC Designation: Environmental Damage
- Obverse: Features a central medieval heraldic device surrounded by a circular Latin legend.
- Reverse: Displays a central cross motif surrounded by additional lettering and border elements.
- Certification: Authenticated and encapsulated by NGC.
Design & Devices
The coin displays the compact heraldic imagery and abbreviated legends characteristic of 16th-century Livonian coinage. Its designs were individually impressed using hammered minting techniques, creating natural differences in strike, centering, and legend visibility.
The surviving devices and portions of the surrounding legends remain identifiable despite circulation and the environmental effects noted by NGC.
Historical Significance
Reval, modern-day Tallinn, was an important Baltic trading center and member of the Hanseatic League. During the early 16th century, it formed part of the Livonian Confederation, a collection of ecclesiastical and territorial states that occupied much of present-day Estonia and Latvia.
The 1541 date places this Schilling shortly before the Livonian War, which began in 1558 and ultimately brought an end to the medieval Livonian Confederation. Coins from Reval provide a tangible connection to the Baltic’s important role in medieval and early modern European commerce.
Condition
NGC has authenticated this example as genuine and assigned VF Details, indicating Very Fine-level remaining detail. The holder notes Environmental Damage, meaning the coin’s surfaces were adversely affected by exposure after it was struck.
Collectibility
Early Livonian coinage appeals to collectors of medieval and early European coins, Baltic history, and hammered silver. This 1541 Reval Schilling combines a dated 16th-century issue, historic Hanseatic trading-center origin, and NGC authentication. Find more alike here!
