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1 Klippe Thaler - Wolf Dietrich Von Raitenau
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1587-1612 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau ruled Salzburg from 1587 until his forced abdication in 1612, and his tenure was marked as much by architectural ambition — he razed the medieval cathedral to rebuild it in Italian Baroque style — as by political overreach. The klippe format, struck as a square flan rather than a round one, was not a production standard but a deliberate prestige choice, typically reserved for presentation pieces and gifts to powerful recipients. These were not intended for circulation.
Wolf Dietrich's downfall came after a prolonged conflict with Bavaria over the salt trade, which funded the archbishopric's wealth. He died a prisoner in the Hohensalzburg fortress in 1617.