Description: Frigate "Gekrönte Ehlendt"Specifications Face value: 20 LATS_MORE Weight: 7.78 g, diameter: 25.00 mm Metal: 583° gold Quality: proof (with 24 kt gilding) Maximum mintage: 5 000 Struck in 1997 by Valcambi SA(Switzerland) Artists Arvīds Priedīte — graphic design Jānis Strupulis — plaster modelObverse The large coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia, with the year 1997 inscribed below, is placed in the centre. The inscriptions LATVIJAS and REPUBLIKA, each arranged in a semicircle, are above and beneath the central motif, respectively.Reverse The picture of a sailing-ship is depicted in the centre. The inscription FREGATE · GEKROENTE EHLENDT · 1642 (Frigate Gekroente Ehlendt 1642), arranged in a semicircle, is above the picture. The numeral 20 and inscription LATU (lats) are placed beneath the picture.Edge Reeded.The 17th century was the time when shipbuilding developed in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, flourishing under the rule of Duke Jacob of the Kettlers (1642-1681). The largest of the Duchy's shipyards, where more than 120 frigates, galliots, corvettes and other sailing ships were built, was established near Ventspils (Windau) in 1638. Most of these ships carried cargoes to various countries, among them to the two colonies belonging to Duke Jacob: St. Andrew's Island in the Gambia estuary, Africa, and Tobago Island in the South of the Small Antilles, Central America.The colours of the Duchy's merchant ships were rectangular and bicoloured. The area of the rectangle was divided diagonally; one part was crimson with a white rectangle in the centre, while the other had a crimson rectangle against a white background.The sailing ships were given Latin, French, Dutch and German names, carrying either abstract or concrete meaning, for example,Fidelitas, Fortuna, Innocentia, Justitia, Der Baer, Der Walfisch and Die Butte.The building of the Gekroente Ehlendt (The Crowned Elk), the frigate depicted on the reverse of the coin, was started in Ventspils on March 9, 1642. The length of this three-masted sailing-ship was 28.3 metres, and her carrying capacity was 320 tons. The Gekroente Ehlendt set on her maiden voyage on May 18, 1643. The ship was in the Duke's fleet until 1645, when she was seized by Spanish pirates.
Price: 1100 USD
Location: Riga
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Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Return policy details: The buyer has 14 days to return the item (the buyer pays shipping fees). The item will be refunded.
Restocking Fee: No
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Year: 1997
Composition: Gold
Country/Region of Manufacture: Latvia
