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1/4 Thaler - Franz Anton von Harrach
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1712-1715 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | St. Rupert, patron saint of Salzburg, is depicted enthroned and seated to the left, holding his characteristic attributes: a saltbox (salt cellar) in one hand and a crozier in the other, emblematic of his role as bishop and the salt trade central to Salzburg's prosperity. In the lower right portion of the field, the arms of Salzburg appear alongside the denomination value displayed within a decorative frame. The date of issue is incorporated into the legend, which runs along the periphery of the coin in Latin capitals. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Franz Anton von Harrach governed Salzburg from 1709 until his death in 1727, and his tenure coincided with the final phases of the War of the Spanish Succession — a conflict that strained Habsburg-aligned ecclesiastical territories considerably. Salzburg's mint remained active throughout, producing fractional silver in part to address the chronic shortage of small-denomination coinage that wartime disruption caused across the southern German states.
The Zöttl reference numbers 2454–2456 indicate at least three die variants across this short production window, a not uncommon feature of Salzburg's output given the archbishopric's practice of engaging multiple die cutters simultaneously.