Free City of Riga
Independent City-State (1562-1582)
Location: Latvia
Capital City: Riga
Government type: Republic
Main languages: German, Latvian
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1562: Riga becomes a free city with the fall of the Livonian Confederation
1582: Annexed to Poland-Lithuania, but retains autonomy to 1621
Currency
Schilling (1562-1582)
1 Schilling = 3 Pfennig = 6 Scherf • 1 Ferding = 9 Schilling • 1 Mark = 4 Ferding
Coins from Riga in the collection
•1 Schilling, 1577 (billon, Riga mint, Haljak#962)