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1/4 Ducat - Leopold Anton von Firmian
| Issuer | Salzburg, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1728-1740 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the elaborate ecclesiastical coat of arms of Archbishop Leopold Anton von Firmian, comprising a quartered shield bearing the arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg and the Firmian family, surmounted by an archiepiscopal cross and topped by a galero with pendant tassels. The shield is adorned with the insignia of high ecclesiastical rank, rendered in fine relief characteristic of early 18th-century Austrian minting. The circular Latin legend reads LEOPOLDUS D G ARCHIEP SAL, running along the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Rupert of Salzburg, the patron saint of the archbishopric, vested in episcopal pontifical robes including a mitre and cope, holding a crozier in his left hand and a model of Salzburg Cathedral in his right. The denomination fraction 1/4 appears within an oval cartouche at the base of the figure. The date is inscribed at the top of the coin flanking the saint's mitre, with the circular Latin legend S RUDBERTUS EPS SALISB distributed around the periphery. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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