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2 Ducats - Max Gandolf von Kuenburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1682 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The archiepiscopal arms of Salzburg are displayed prominently in the lower half of the field, rendered with elaborate detail including the crossed keys and heraldic shield, flanked by cardinal's tassels suspended from a galero. Above the arms, an all-seeing eye within a radiant equilateral triangle — a Trinitarian symbol — occupies the upper portion of the field, with rays emanating outward. The legend FVNDATORI AVCTORI CONSERVATORI appears along the upper periphery, while CONSERVATORI and PRO GRATIA GRATIAS are inscribed horizontally across the mid-field, with the date 1682 divided by the base of the shield. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a nine-line Latin dedicatory inscription in bold capital letters, without any central device or portraiture. The text identifies Archbishop Max Gandolf von Kuenburg by name and title, citing his role as Archbishop and Prince of Salzburg and Apostolic Legate, and commemorates the eleventh centenary of the founding of the archbishopric. The inscription is contained within the coin's milled border, filling the field from top to bottom in a compact and formal typographic arrangement characteristic of Baroque commemorative coinage. |
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Max Gandolf von Kuenburg ruled Salzburg from 1668 until his death in 1687, a tenure marked by aggressive Counter-Reformation policy — he expelled roughly 800 Protestant families from the Defereggental in 1684, one of the last forced mass expulsions of its kind in the Holy Roman Empire. The Salzburg archbishops held the right to mint gold coinage as imperial princes, and multi-ducat issues of this period functioned primarily as diplomatic gifts and presentation pieces rather than commercial currency, which explains the survival rate in high condition.