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60 Kreuzer 'Sortengulden' - Damian Hartard of the Leyen
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1675 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The electoral arms of Mainz, consisting of a crowned shield bearing the archiepiscopal insignia, flanked symmetrically by two palm branches. The mintmaster's initials appear separated to either side of the central device. A circular Latin legend runs around the periphery within a beaded border, with the date and denomination indicated in the inscription. |
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The 'Sortengulden' designation reflects the coin's role in the complex currency sorting agreements negotiated among Rhenish states in the 1670s, where specific silver pieces were designated acceptable for cross-territorial settlement. Damian Hartard von der Leyen held the archbishopric from 1675 until his death in 1678 — a brief tenure that makes his coinage relatively scarce across all denominations.
Production fell under the shadow of the Franco-Dutch War, which disrupted Rhine trade corridors and created urgent demand for reliable silver specie throughout the ecclesiastical territories of the Main valley.