3 Ducats - Leonhard von Keutschach

Leonhard von Keutschach ruled Salzburg from 1495 until his death in 1519, consolidating the archbishopric's political and financial independence during a period of sustained tension with the Habsburg court. He was among the most assertive prince-archbishops of his era in leveraging Salzburg's salt revenues to fund both building campaigns and coin production at the Salzburg mint. The three-ducat denomination was never a workhorse of commerce — it was struck in limited quantities for presentation, diplomatic gift-giving, or treasury reserve, which explains the extreme rarity of surviving examples cataloged under Zöttl.