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⅑ Thaler - Max Gandolf von Kuenburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Salzburg |
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| Year | 1669-1673 |
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| Weight | 2.14 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the quartered coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, consisting of the arms of the see impaled with the personal arms of Archbishop Max Gandolf von Kuenburg, displayed on an ornate baroque shield. The shield is surmounted by an ecclesiastical galero (wide-brimmed hat) with pendant tasselled cords arranged in three rows on each side, indicative of archiepiscopal rank. A circular Latin legend surrounds the entire device, reading MAX GAND D G AR EP SAL SE AP L, identifying the issuer as Max Gandolf by the grace of God Archbishop of Salzburg, Apostolic Legate. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAX GAND D G AR EP SAL SE AP L |
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Max Gandolf von Kuenburg ruled as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1668 until his death in 1687, and his tenure was defined largely by aggressive Counter-Reformation policy — most notoriously the expulsion of Protestant miners from the Salzburg region. The ⅑ Thaler denomination itself is a peculiarity of the Salzburg mint's fractional system, which subdivided the Thaler into ninths rather than the more conventional halves, quarters, or eighths favored elsewhere in the Holy Roman Empire.
Zöttl numbers 2023–2024 indicate at least two distinct die combinations documented for this short emission window.