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10 Kreuzers Meat, Landmark Money, Groβarl
| Issuer | Salzburg, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1656 |
| Type | Local coin |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded border, the interlaced monogram 'F I A' occupies the upper field, with the value expressed as a large Roman numeral 'X' at center, flanked by the date '1656' divided across the lower field. Two small quatrefoil ornaments appear in the upper flanking field. In the lower portion, a recumbent ox or cow is depicted in relief, facing left, symbolizing the meat-tax nature of this local Fleischkreuzer issue. |
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| Reverse description | Within a beaded border, the interlaced monogram 'F I A' is prominently rendered in the upper field, with the Roman numeral 'X' denoting the value centered below. Four small quatrefoil ornaments are distributed symmetrically around the monogram in the field. In the lower portion, a recumbent ox or cow is depicted in relief facing left, consistent with the obverse type and reflective of the token's function as local meat-tax currency in Großarl. |
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Großarl is a high alpine valley in the Salzburg region where remote geography made orthodox coinage impractical for local meat trading. The Bishopric issued copper Fleischkreuzer — meat money — as a controlled local medium, redeemable specifically against butchered livestock transactions rather than general commerce. These pieces circulated within a tightly bounded economic parish, not the broader Salzburg monetary system.
1656 places this issue squarely in the aftermath of the Thirty Years' War, when depopulation and cattle stock losses across the Alpine regions made regulating meat markets a genuine administrative priority for ecclesiastical landlords.