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10 Kreuzer/Zehner - Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg

Issuer Archbishopric of Salzburg
Year 1521
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description Crowned heraldic shield bearing the combined arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg and the personal arms of Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, flanked by the archiepiscopal hat with pendant tassels above and a cross staff behind. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend reads SANCTVS RVDBERTVS EPS SALZB, invoking Saint Rupert, the patron saint and first bishop of Salzburg. The design is executed in the bold, flat relief characteristic of hammered silver coinage of the early sixteenth century.
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Reverse lettering SANCTVS RVDBERTVS EPS SALZB
(Translation: Saint Rupert, bishop of Salzburg)
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