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1/4 Thaler Madonna - Paris von Lodron
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1633-1652 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle on a square klippe flan, the Virgin Mary is depicted enthroned facing, wearing a papal tiara and robes, holding the Christ Child on her left arm; below her figure, the archiepiscopal coat of arms of Salzburg — featuring the rampant lion — is displayed, flanked on either side by a crozier. The circular Latin legend reads: PARIS D G ARCHIEPS SALISBVRG SED AP LEG / SVB TVVM PRAESIDIVM CONFVG, invoking the Marian antiphon 'Sub Tuum Praesidium' and identifying Archbishop Paris von Lodron as the issuing authority. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle on the square klippe flan, the full-length figure of Saint Rupert (Sanctus Rudbertus), patron saint and first bishop of Salzburg, is depicted standing facing, vested in pontifical robes and mitre, holding a crozier in his right hand and a book or salt cellar in his left; below, the quartered arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg are displayed, incorporating the denomination numeral '4'. The circular Latin legend reads SANCT RVDBBERTVS EPS SALISBVRG with the date (here 1652 as visible in the image) divided across the upper field. |
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