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10 Kreuzers - Hieronymus von Colloredo
| Issuer | Salzburg Mint |
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| Year | 1788-1802 |
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| Weight | 3.89 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the elaborate quartered heraldic coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, surmounted by a princely crown with a processional cross behind it, and supported on either side by decorative mantling. The shield incorporates the traditional arms of Salzburg — including the lion of the Counts of Plain — rendered with fine engraving detail. Below the shield, flanking supporters in the form of stylized trees or palm branches frame the lower field. The date and denomination are inscribed in the exergue in the format 17 * 10 * 98, indicating the year 1798 and the value of 10 Kreuzer. |
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Hieronymus von Colloredo ruled as Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1772 until Napoleon's forces effectively ended the ecclesiastical principality in 1803. He is better remembered today as Mozart's employer and antagonist — the composer famously resigned his court position in 1781 following a protracted dispute, reportedly kicked out by Colloredo's steward. The coinage of his reign reflects a prince under pressure: Salzburg's independent minting authority was already compromised by Austrian monetary reforms of the 1750s and 60s, which had standardized much of the region's silver coinage to Habsburg specifications.
The .500 fineness was not Colloredo's choice so much as Vienna's.