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1653, Salzburg, Count Paris von Lodron. Silver Kreuzer Coin. aXF!

Mint Year: 1653
Reference: KM-84.
Condition: About XF!
Mint Place: Salzburg
Denomination: Kreuzer
Ruler: Count Paris von Lodron.
Diameter: 16mm
Weight: 0.84gm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Tasseled papal legate´s hat above cross-topped shield with arms of the Prince-Bishop.
Legend: PARIS . D : G . ARCHI . EPS :

Reverse: Double cross (short and long cross) behind round arms of Salzburg.
Legend: SALI SBVR GENS IS 1653

The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state of the Holy Roman Empire, roughly consisting of the present-day state of Salzburg (the ancient Roman city of Iuvavum) in Austria. Since 1648, the Archbishop of Salzburg has also borne the title Primas Germaniae ("First [Bishop] of Germania"). The powers of this title – now non-jurisdictional – are limited to being the Pope's first correspondent in the German-speaking world, but used to include the right to summon the Prince-electors. The Archbishop also has the title of legatus natus ("permanent legate") to the Pope, which, although not a cardinal, gives the Archbishop the privilege of wearing a cardinal's scarlet vesture, even in Rome.

The Italian-Tyrolean Count Paris von Lodron (1619 to 1653) managed, thanks to his diplomatic talents, to keep Salzburg Land largely intact throughout the Thirty-Years War. The new university of Salzburg was also inaugurated in this period, and named after him.

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