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⅓ Thaler - Max Gandolf von Kuenburg Stolberg-Wernigerode, Countermarked
| Issuer | Bishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1681 |
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| Value | ⅓ Guldiner |
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| Obverse lettering | WERN ET HO DOM IN EP MIN B LO ET CLET 16S81 |
| Reverse description | A crowned shield bearing an eleven-fold quartered coat of arms occupies the central field, with the mintmaster's initials flanking the shield on either side. The crown at the top of the shield divides the date 16–71. An oval cartouche at the bottom of the design displays the fractional denomination 1/3. A continuous Latin legend in abbreviated form encircles the entire design. |
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Max Gandolf von Kuenburg served as Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1668 until his death in 1687, a tenure marked by aggressive Counter-Reformation policy and the forced expulsion of Protestant miners from the Gastein and Rauris valleys. The countermark on this piece reflects a broader Habsburg-era practice of authorizing previously struck regional coinage for continued circulation within a specific territory — an administrative tool rather than a reissue.
The Zöttl reference places this among a documented series of countermarked Salzburg fractions, a category that attracts specialist attention precisely because the host coin and the countermark rarely originate from the same minting event.