Jakob Ernst von Liechtenstein served as Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1745 until his death the same year — one of the shortest episcopates in the see's history. This coin was struck during that brief tenure, which ended before any coherent monetary program could be established. His successor, Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein, inherited both the mint and the unfinished business of a reign measured in months.
Jakob Ernst von Liechtenstein served as Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1745 until his death the same year — one of the shortest episcopates in the see's history. This coin was struck during that brief tenure, which ended before any coherent monetary program could be established. His successor, Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein, inherited both the mint and the unfinished business of a reign measured in months.