Salzburg's early eighteenth-century copper kreuzers were tied directly to the archbishopric's wine trade infrastructure — the "Wine, Landmark, Lend" designation refers to the specific tolls and landing fees collected at the Salzach riverbank, where wine shipments were taxed at designated Lände (landing points). Archbishop Leopold Anton von Firmian authorized these pieces as a localized fiscal instrument for collecting those dues, a practice that blurred the line between coinage and toll token.
The four-year span across Zöttl 3595–3598 reflects annual die changes rather than extended production runs.
Salzburg's early eighteenth-century copper kreuzers were tied directly to the archbishopric's wine trade infrastructure — the "Wine, Landmark, Lend" designation refers to the specific tolls and landing fees collected at the Salzach riverbank, where wine shipments were taxed at designated Lände (landing points). Archbishop Leopold Anton von Firmian authorized these pieces as a localized fiscal instrument for collecting those dues, a practice that blurred the line between coinage and toll token.
The four-year span across Zöttl 3595–3598 reflects annual die changes rather than extended production runs.