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Description:
Obverse
The central field bears the image of the obverse of ferding struck in 1515, featuring the family coats of arms of Riga Archbishop Jasper Linde (1509–1524) and Master of Livonian Order Wolter von Plettenberg (1494–1535), with the year 1515 above them; the legend MO[neta]:AR[c]|HE:PI[scopi]|ET.MA|GI[stri].LIV[oniae] (A coin of Archbishop and Master of the Livonia), enclosed by two lines of dots, is running around it; the long cross of the Livonian Order cuts the legend into four segments. The shining outer ring bears semi-circled inscriptions LATVIJA and 5 EURO at the bottom and on right respectively.
Reverse
The central field bears the image of the reverse of ferding struck in 1515, featuring standing Virgin Mary with a child in right hand and sceptre in left; the image is encircled by a halo and the legend MARI[a]:TU[um]:SALVA.PO[pulum] (Mary, save your people!), enclosed by two lines of dots. The shining outer ring bears semi-circled inscriptions 2015 and VĒRDIŅAM 500 (500 years of ferding) at the bottom and on top right respectively.
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