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1 Klippe Thaler - Johann Jakob Khuen von Belasi
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1560-1586 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Enthroned frontal effigy of Saint Rupert of Salzburg, patron saint of the archbishopric, vested in full episcopal robes and wearing a mitre, holding a crozier in his left hand and a book or salt barrel in his right, set within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding Latin legend SANCTVS RVDBERTVS EPS SALZBVR, punctuated by decorative stops, identifies the saint and the see, enclosed within a rope-twist outer border consistent with the obverse framing. The bold relief and archaic rendering of the figure reflect the Renaissance hammered die-work characteristic of the Salzburg mint in the mid-sixteenth century. |
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Johann Jakob Khuen von Belasi held the see of Salzburg for over three decades, but his klippe issues were almost certainly struck as presentation pieces rather than circulating currency — the square format was a deliberate signal of status, produced for ceremonial gift-giving at court or to mark specific diplomatic occasions. The Salzburg mint under his tenure was among the more prolific in the Holy Roman Empire, yet klippe thaler from this archbishopric remain scarce relative to their round counterparts precisely because output was intentionally limited.
Probszt 539 cross-references a small cluster of known survivors, most traced to old Austrian and Bavarian collections.