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Austrian States 1687 Salzburg 1/4 KlippeThaler EF-AU (EF45)
Austrian States 1687 Salzburg 1/4 KlippeThaler EF-AU (EF45)
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Austrian States 1687 Salzburg 1/4 KlippeThaler EF-AU (EF45)
The Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by powerful archbishops who held both religious and secular authority. Established as a bishopric in the 8th century and elevated to an archbishopric in 798, it gradually became one of the empire’s most influential ecclesiastical states. The prince-archbishops controlled extensive territories in the Eastern Alps and wielded political, economic, and cultural power. Salzburg flourished as a center of Christianity, art, and learning, with its wealth drawn largely from the region’s lucrative salt mines, which gave the city its name. The principality retained its autonomy until the early 19th century, when it was secularized during the Napoleonic Wars, marking the end of its centuries-long role as both a spiritual and temporal power. During the time that this coin was minted, the prince-bishop of Salzburg was Max Gandalf von Kuenburg, who was mostly known for the expulsion of Protestants, which occured between 1684 and 1731 and resulted in the expulsion of over 20,000 Protestants from Salzburg, as well as persecution of "witches" which began in 1675 and resulted in 153 people, mostly children and young people, executed for alleged sorcery and witchcraft.
Obverse: Two oval shields of Salzburg and of the Archbishop.
Reverse: St. Rupert sitting with a salt box and a crozier, with the date above and the fractional denomination dividing the legend below.
Specifications:
Issuer: Bishopric of Salzburg
Composition: Silver
Weight: 7 g
Dimensions: 30 mm x 30 mm
Die Axis: ↑↑
The Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by powerful archbishops who held both religious and secular authority. Established as a bishopric in the 8th century and elevated to an archbishopric in 798, it gradually became one of the empire’s most influential ecclesiastical states. The prince-archbishops controlled extensive territories in the Eastern Alps and wielded political, economic, and cultural power. Salzburg flourished as a center of Christianity, art, and learning, with its wealth drawn largely from the region’s lucrative salt mines, which gave the city its name. The principality retained its autonomy until the early 19th century, when it was secularized during the Napoleonic Wars, marking the end of its centuries-long role as both a spiritual and temporal power. During the time that this coin was minted, the prince-bishop of Salzburg was Max Gandalf von Kuenburg, who was mostly known for the expulsion of Protestants, which occured between 1684 and 1731 and resulted in the expulsion of over 20,000 Protestants from Salzburg, as well as persecution of "witches" which began in 1675 and resulted in 153 people, mostly children and young people, executed for alleged sorcery and witchcraft.
Obverse: Two oval shields of Salzburg and of the Archbishop.
Reverse: St. Rupert sitting with a salt box and a crozier, with the date above and the fractional denomination dividing the legend below.
Specifications:
Issuer: Bishopric of Salzburg
Composition: Silver
Weight: 7 g
Dimensions: 30 mm x 30 mm
Die Axis: ↑↑
