5 Kreuzer - Sigismund von Schrattenbach

Sigismund von Schrattenbach served as Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1753 until his death in December 1771, and is remembered in musical history primarily as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first significant patron — it was under his tenure that the young Mozart received his appointment as Konzertmeister at the Salzburg court. The billon issues of his final years reflect a broader Central European debasement trend as Habsburg monetary pressures pushed subsidiary coinage toward lower silver content throughout the late 1760s.