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Satirical Thaler - Sigmund Friedrich Fugger
| Location | Bishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1560-1586 |
| Type | Advertising medallion |
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| Obverse description | Quartered coat of arms within an ornately decorated cartouche, displaying the arms of the Fugger Counts of Kirchberg and Weißenhorn: quarters 1 and 3 bear the Fugger lily, quarter 2 the Kirchberg arms, and quarter 4 the Weißenhorn arms. The circular legend runs around the periphery within a rope border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A rooster depicted in high relief facing left, scratching through a pile of dung from which a diamond ring emerges, symbolizing ignorance overlooking true value. The legend IGNORANTIA appears in a decorative cartouche in the upper field, all within a rope border. |
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