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| Issuer | Salzburg, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1761-1762 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler - 1 Guldiner |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Archbishop Sigismund III (von Schrattenbach) within a beaded or dotted border, with the mintmaster's initials FM appearing as a signature beneath the bust in the lower field. The encircling Latin legend, commencing at approximately 8 o'clock, reads the full abbreviated titulature of the Archbishop as Prince of Salzburg, Apostolic Legate Born, and Primate of Germany. The portrait is rendered in a refined Baroque style consistent with mid-18th century Austrian ecclesiastical coinage. |
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| Reverse description | St. Rupert, patron saint of Salzburg, is depicted seated and facing, holding a crozier, with a small figure of the Madonna and Child positioned to his left. In the lower-left quadrant, the archiepiscopal coat of arms surmounted by a cardinal's hat is displayed. The encircling Latin legend, commencing at approximately 7 o'clock, identifies the saint as Bishop of Salzburg, and the date of issue appears within or alongside the legend. The composition is characteristic of the formal ecclesiastical reverse types employed on Salzburg thalers of this period. |
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| Mintage | 1761 - - 1762 - (fr) signature FM - |
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