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1/2 Thaler - Max Gandolf von Kuenburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1668 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The two patron saints of Salzburg, Saints Rudbertus and Virgilius, are depicted standing facing each other in full pontifical vestments including mitres and copes, each holding a crozier. Between them, at their feet, appears a view of the city of Salzburg with its characteristic architecture. Both saints are nimbed, and the scene is enclosed within a wreath border with the Latin dedicatory legend surrounding the composition. |
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Max Gandolf von Kuenburg ruled Salzburg from 1668 to 1687, and this half thaler dates to his accession year — a common practice among prince-archbishops of issuing coinage immediately upon taking office to assert temporal as well as spiritual authority. The Salzburg mint was among the most productive ecclesiastical mints in the Holy Roman Empire, drawing on the region's substantial silver mining output from the Hohe Tauern range.
The Zöttl reference spanning three catalog numbers suggests meaningful die variation across the issue.