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1 Ducat - Ernst von Bayern
| Issuer | Salzburg, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1540-1554 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Quartered heraldic shield at center, displaying the arms of Bavaria (lozengy bendy) and the Palatinate (lion rampant), surrounded by a beaded inner border. The date appears above the shield within the field. The peripheral legend reads ERNESTVS COF IN AR EPM SALZ V B DVX, identifying Ernst von Bayern as Count in the Archbishopric of Salzburg and Duke of Bavaria. The shield is rendered in the late Gothic heraldic style typical of mid-16th century ecclesiastical coinage. The entire design is contained within a beaded outer border. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Rupert, patron saint of Salzburg, vested in episcopal robes with mitre and nimbus. The saint holds a model of a church or salt container in his left hand and raises his right hand in blessing, standing above a small heraldic shield at the base. The design is executed in the flat, stylized manner characteristic of hammered ecclesiastical gold coinage of the mid-16th century. A beaded inner border frames the central type. The surrounding legend reads S RVDBERTVS EPVS, identifying the figure as Saint Rupert, Bishop. |
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| Mint | Salzburg Mint |
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