Stefan Batory, penny 1581, Riga, coat of arms shields

A rarer, early type of the Riga penny minted in the style of the Crown penny. Without the coat of arms of the Batory family, with the coats of arms of the Commonwealth on the reverse. Tyszkiewicz values this type at 8 mk while the variety with the coat of arms of the city of Riga was valued at 1.50 mk.