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2 Pfennig - Hieronymus von Colloredo
| Issuer | Salzburg, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1777-1781 |
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| Value | 2 Pfennigs (2 Pfennige) (1⁄120) |
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| Obverse description | Central ornate oval cartouche bearing the quartered arms of Salzburg, featuring a lion rampant and horizontal bars, surrounded by elaborate rococo scrollwork and foliate ornamentation. The initials S and B (Salzburg Bishopric) flank the shield to the left and right respectively, positioned in the open field. The entire design is rendered in a bold relief characteristic of late 18th-century German ecclesiastical coinage. The coin's edge exhibits fine milled denticles. |
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| Mintage | 1777 - (fr) Zöttl#3359 - 1781 - (fr) Zöttl#3360 - |
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Hieronymus von Colloredo is remembered less for his coinage than for his bitter dispute with the Colloredo family's most famous employee: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart served under him as court musician and was famously dismissed — reportedly kicked out literally — in 1781, the same year this type ceased production. Colloredo's tenure as Prince-Archbishop was marked by Josephinist reformism; he slashed religious ceremonies, reduced feast days, and clashed repeatedly with Rome, making him one of the more politically combative occupants of the Salzburg see.
The two Zöttl references likely distinguish die variants across the production run.