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20 Kreuzers - Hieronymus von Colloredo
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1772 |
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| Value | 20 Kreuzers (⅓) |
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| Reverse description | An ornamented oval escutcheon bearing the quartered arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg and the personal arms of Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo, surmounted by a cardinal's galero with pendant tassels and ensigned over a crowned heraldic mantle. The denomination numeral '20' appears within an ornate cartouche at center, with the split date '17 72' flanking the shield below. The entire composition is set within a plain field with a toothed border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hieronymus von Colloredo became Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg in 1772 — the same year this coin was struck — after a contentious conclave in which he was elected on the final ballot. He proved a committed Josephinist reformer, suppressing religious holidays, restructuring the clergy, and making an enemy of nearly everyone in the process, including his own court musician Leopold Mozart, whose son Wolfgang resigned from Colloredo's service in 1781 after years of mutual contempt. The archbishopric's coinage output in his early years was substantial, reflecting an administration determined to assert institutional control.