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3 Ducats - Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1593-1594 |
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| Reference(s) | Zöttl#843 |
| Obverse description | St. Rupert, patron saint of Salzburg, enthroned in full episcopal vestments, holding a salt box in his right hand and a crozier in his left, is depicted facing forward above an oval heraldic shield. The shield is divided into seven compartments: fields 1 and 2 bear the Salzburg Archbishopric arms; fields 3 and 6 display the Meier zu Reitnau family arms; fields 4 and 5 show the arms of the Lords of Eschenz in Thurgau; and a smaller escutcheon at the chief displays the personal arms of Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau. The surrounding Latin legend reads: SANCTVS RVBE RTVS EPS SALISBV. |
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| Obverse lettering | SANCTVS RVBE RTVS EPS SALISBV |
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Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau became Archbishop of Salzburg in 1587 at just 28 years old, owing his appointment largely to his Medici family connections through his mother. His early years in office were marked by aggressive building programs — he demolished much of medieval Salzburg to rebuild it in Italian Baroque style — funded in part by the principality's immense salt revenues. Multiple-ducat issues of this period were almost certainly struck for presentation and diplomatic purposes rather than commerce.
Wolf Dietrich's reign ended badly: he was deposed in 1612 by Bavarian forces and died imprisoned in the Hohensalzburg fortress in 1617.