Leonard of Keutschach ruled the Archbishopric of Salzburg from 1495 until his death in 1519, presiding over a period of significant monetary reform in the Alpine region. This piedfort — struck at roughly double the normal flan thickness — was almost certainly produced as a presentation or test piece rather than for circulation, a practice the Salzburg mint employed selectively for senior ecclesiastical and secular recipients.
The Batzen denomination itself was a relatively recent innovation at the time of striking, having emerged from Swiss confederate minting conventions in the 1490s.
Leonard of Keutschach ruled the Archbishopric of Salzburg from 1495 until his death in 1519, presiding over a period of significant monetary reform in the Alpine region. This piedfort — struck at roughly double the normal flan thickness — was almost certainly produced as a presentation or test piece rather than for circulation, a practice the Salzburg mint employed selectively for senior ecclesiastical and secular recipients.
The Batzen denomination itself was a relatively recent innovation at the time of striking, having emerged from Swiss confederate minting conventions in the 1490s.