60 Kreuzer 'Sortengulden' - Damian Hartard of the Leyen

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.