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2 Klippe Thalers - Max Gandolf von Kuenburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1668 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Within an ornate oval cartouche, the archiepiscopal coat of arms of Salzburg, surmounted by the Archbishop's galero with tassels and a cross. Flanking the shield stand the two patron saints of Salzburg: St. Rupert on the left, vested in episcopal robes, holding a salt box and a crozier; and St. Virgil on the right, similarly vested, holding a model of Salzburg Cathedral and a crozier. A Latin legend in Roman capitals encircles the composition. |
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| Mintage | 1668: ND (1668) |
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Max Gandolf von Kuenburg became Archbishop of Salzburg in 1668, the same year this klippe was struck, making it almost certainly a presentation piece tied to his elevation. Salzburg's archbishops held both ecclesiastical and secular authority as prince-bishops of the Holy Roman Empire, and elaborate klippe issues — struck on square planchets cut from rolled silver — were the prestige currency of court ceremony: gifts, diplomatic tokens, and inauguration commemoratives rather than anything intended for trade.
At 57 grams, this is a double-thaler weight struck in klippe form, placing it firmly in the category of Schaugepräge. Zöttl's catalog of Salzburg coinage remains the essential reference for distinguishing the various presentation strikes of this reign.