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4 Kreuzers - Leopold Anton von Firmian
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1731 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by an elaborate quartered coat of arms surmounted by a patriarchal cross, the whole ensigned with a princely hat above. The shield incorporates the arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg alongside the personal arms of Archbishop Leopold Anton von Firmian, rendered in high relief with intricate baroque scrollwork and mantling surrounding the escutcheon. The denomination numeral '4' appears prominently at the base of the design, integrated within the ornamental framework. The coin border is formed by a continuous inner ring of beading. The overall composition reflects the refined baroque engraving style typical of the Salzburg Mint in the early eighteenth century. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Leopold Anton von Firmian is better remembered for his expulsion of roughly 20,000 Protestant Salzburgers in 1731–32 than for his coinage — one of the largest forced migrations in 18th-century Central Europe. The edict came the same year this piece was struck. Prussia's Frederick William I absorbed the majority of the exiles into depopulated East Prussia, where their descendants remained a distinct community for generations.