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3 Thalers - Johann Jakob Khuen von Belasi End of the Plague
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1577 |
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| Value | 3 Thalers |
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| Reverse description | Saint Rupert of Salzburg, patron saint of the archbishopric, is depicted enthroned in full pontifical vestments beneath a Renaissance architectural canopy with flanking columns. He wears a mitre and is nimbed with a halo, his right hand raised in benediction and his left holding a crozier. Two heraldic lions serve as supporters at either side of the throne, each resting a forepaw upon a shield. The surrounding legend SANCTVS • RVD : BERTVS • EPS • SAL • runs along the inner border, with a wreath-like decorative border encircling the entire composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Johann Jakob Khuen von Belasi served as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1560 until his death in 1586, and this triple thaler commemorates the end of a plague outbreak that had struck the region in the 1570s. Plague thanksgiving issues were not uncommon among German-speaking ecclesiastical territories, but triple thalers were expensive to produce and survive in small numbers — most were presentation pieces rather than circulating currency.
Zöttl 588 is among the heavier multiple-thaler pieces from the Salzburg series, and examples in any condition are infrequently traded.