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1 Goldgulden - Markus Sittikus von Hohenems
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1619 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a full-length frontal figure of Saint Rupert, patron saint of Salzburg, shown in bishop's vestments including mitre and cope, holding a crozier in his left hand and a salt barrel — his traditional attribute — in his right. The saint stands on a small decorative base within the coin's field, with the date 16-19 divided on either side of the figure. The encircling Latin legend names the saint and references his role as Bishop of Salzburg, rendered in the characteristic hammered style of the Salzburg mint. |
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Markus Sittikus von Hohenems held the archbishopric from 1612 until his death in 1619 — the same year this gulden was struck — making late-dated examples from his reign comparatively scarce. He is better remembered for founding Hellbrunn Palace and its elaborate water gardens than for monetary policy, but Salzburg's gold issues under his tenure benefited from the archbishopric's sustained access to Alpine mining revenues, which had underwritten the mint's gold coinage for generations.